16 Bible Verses about Professing

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater condemnation.

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

And, lo, you are unto them as a very lovely song of one that has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear your words, but they do them not.

Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

He answered and said unto them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And why call me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know you.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.