16 Bible Verses about Professing

Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,

God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.

And remembered that, Elohim, was their rock, Yea, EL Most High, their Redeemer:

So they spake him fair with their mouth, And, with their tongue, did promise him falsely;

But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye are locking up the kingdom of the heavens before men, - for, ye, are not entering, neither, them who are entering, suffer ye to enter.

Dross silver overlaid upon earthenware, so are burning lips, with a mischievous heart:

Hear ye this - O house of Jacob, Ye who call yourselves by the name of Israel, Yea from the waters of Judah, came they forth, - Who swear by the name of Yahweh, And, by the God of Israel, call to remembrance - Not in truth, nor in righteousness;

That they may come unto thee as people do come And may sit before thee as my people, And they will hear thy words, But the, words themselves, they not do, - though fond with their mouths, they seem to be, After their unjust gain, their heart is going.

And lo! thou art to them - As a bewitching song, Of one with a beautiful voice. And skilfully touching the strings, - So will they hear thy words, And yet be going to do none of them.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord! Lord! shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, - but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

And, then, will I confess unto them, Never, have I acknowledged you, - Depart from me, ye workers of lawlessness!

But, he, said unto them - Well, prophesied Isaiah concerning you, ye hypocrites, as it is written - This people, with the lips do honour me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me, -

And why call ye me, Lord! Lord! and not do the things that I say?

A kind man one may call, a great man, - but, a faithful man, who can find?

Unto me, shall they make outcry, My God! we acknowledge thee - we , Israel!

Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.