Bible Verses About Hypocrisy

With ornamental coverings I decked my couch, Carved works--cotton of Egypt.

I sprinkled my bed--myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, we are filled with loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.

For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey.

A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'

She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.

Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.

Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.

As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?'

Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.

By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart.

Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.

`Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated with burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.

When ye come in to appear before Me, Who hath required this of your hand, To trample My courts?

Add not to bring in a vain present, Incense--an abomination it is to Me, New moon, and sabbath, calling of convocation! Rendure not iniquity--and a restraint!

Your new moons and your set seasons hath My soul hated, They have been upon me for a burden, I have been weary of bearing.

And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

Woe to those going deep from Jehovah to hide counsel, And whose works have been in darkness. And they say, `Who is seeing us? And who is knowing us?'

Your perversion! as clay is the potter esteemed? That the work saith of its maker, `He hath not made me?' And the framed thing said of its framer, `He did not understand?'

A fool is no more called `noble,' And to a miser it is not said, `rich;'

For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.