Bible Verses About Hypocrisy: General references
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But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
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For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?