'Practices' in the Bible

These practices indeed have the appearance [that popularly passes as that] of wisdom in self-made religion and mock humility and severe treatment of the body (asceticism), but are of no value against sinful indulgence [because they do not honor God].

and in these [sinful things] you also once walked, when you were habitually living in them [without the knowledge of Christ].

Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its evil practices,