Bible Verses About Hypocrisy

His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.

Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,

He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.

He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.

If I haue hid my sinne, as Adam, concealing mine iniquitie in my bosome,

Though I could haue made afraid a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did feare me: so I kept silence, and went not out of the doore.

But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.

Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.

But vnto the wicked said God, What hast thou to doe to declare mine ordinances, that thou shouldest take my couenant in thy mouth,

Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?

Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him.

But it was thou, O man, euen my companion, my guide and my familiar:

Which delited in consulting together, and went into the House of God as companions.

Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant.

The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.

And when hee slewe them, they sought him and they returned, and sought God earely.

And they remembred that God was their strength, and the most high God their redeemer.

But they flattered him with their mouth, and dissembled with him with their tongue.

For their heart was not vpright with him: neither were they faithfull in his couenant.

And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.

(She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.

Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)

So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,

I haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes.

Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.