'Practicing' in the Bible

“But your eyes and your heartAre intent only upon your own dishonest gain,And on shedding innocent bloodAnd on practicing oppression and extortion.”

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;

For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.

contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.