Bible Verses about โhypocrisyโ
The Bible contains 32 verses about hypocrisy across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โ"Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.โ
โFor with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.โ
โholding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.โ
โ"Be careful that you don't do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.โ
โWhy do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?โ
โIf anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.โ
โYou hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.โ
โOr how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye?โ
โ"When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.โ
โ"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.โ
โOne who says, "I know him," and doesn't keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn't in him.โ
โIf a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?โ
โHe who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.โ
โAnd if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,โ
โand one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?โ
โEven so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.โ
โWhat good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?โ
โFor as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.โ
โYou see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.โ
โYou believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.โ
โYes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.โ
โBut do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?โ
โand the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.โ
โWasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?โ
โYou see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;โ
โIn the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?โ
โDo you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?โ
โThey profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.โ
โBut there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.โ
โAnd in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"โ
โ'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.โ
โYou hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,โ
