36 Bible Verses about Hypocrisy

through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?

"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites.

When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery,

"And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."

"Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people.

And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.'You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?

This will be my salvation, that the godless shall not come before him.

But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?

"And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

"The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.

For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink.

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

"'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.

For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of bribery.

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?