Isaiah 58:4
Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you do not fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.
1 Kings 21:9-13
She wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
Joel 2:13-14
Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind.
Isaiah 59:2
but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
Isaiah 59:6
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
Jonah 3:7
He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, "Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
Matthew 6:16-18
"Moreover when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
Matthew 23:13
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you do not enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter."
Luke 20:47
who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation."
John 18:28
They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
Acts 23:1-2
Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
Philippians 1:14-15
and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.