16 Bible Verses about Professing
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They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue;
Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Hear ye this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, not in truth, nor in righteousness.
And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
And behold, thou art unto them as a lovely song, a pleasant voice, and one that playeth well on an instrument; and they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness.
But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.