Matthew 23:5

And they do all their works for the purpose of being seen by men. They make their amulets broad, and enlarge the fringes of their mantles.

Matthew 23:13

But alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you eat up the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers. For this reason, you shall receive the greater condemnation.

Romans 3:10-20

as it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one;

Romans 10:2-3

For I testify for them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

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Matthew 23:5
And they do all their works for the purpose of being seen by men. They make their amulets broad, and enlarge the fringes of their mantles.
Romans 3:10
as it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one;
Romans 10:2
For I testify for them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.