What Does the Bible Say About Hypocrisy?

“And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.”

“But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”

“And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.”

“And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”

“And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.”

“And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.”

“And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go? who: Heb. who and who, etc”

“But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded : and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand”

“And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.”

“So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:”

“Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. web: Heb. house”

“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”

“He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.”

“Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.”

“He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.”

“For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.”

“Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.”

“Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,”

“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? short: Heb. from near”

“Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; clouds: Heb. cloud”

“Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?”

“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.”

“The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.”

“His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. His children: or, The poor shall oppress his children”

“His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.”

“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;”

“Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: within: Heb. in the midst of his palate”

“Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.”

“He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.”

“He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.”

“He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. the floods: or, streaming brooks”

“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. his: Heb. the substance of his exchange”

“For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?”

“Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?”

“Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?”

“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.”

“If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.”

“Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.”

“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;”

“He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.”

“He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.”

“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men”

“Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?”

“That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.”

“But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.”

“They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. They: Heb. Their soul dieth unclean: or, sodomites”

“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very: Heb. wickednesses”

“But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?”

“Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.”

“Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. O thou: or, and the deceitful tongue”

“For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:”

“But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. mine equal: Heb. according to my rank”

“We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. We: Heb. Who sweetened counsel”

“He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. broken: Heb. profaned”

“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.”

“But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. bloody: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall: Heb. shall not half their days”

“When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.”

“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.”

“For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.”

“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established”

“And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.”

“(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:”

“Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)”

“So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, with: Heb. she strengthened her face and said”

“I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. I have: Heb. Peace offerings are upon me”

“Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.”

“I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.”

“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.”

“Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.”

“For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:”

“He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. with: Heb. in his hand the day: or, the new moon”

“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.”

“An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.”

“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.”

“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”

“It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.”

“The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? with: Heb. in wickedness?”

“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:”

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.”

“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”

“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.”

“As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks”

“So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?”

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

“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; dissembleth: or, is known”

“When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. speaketh: Heb. maketh his voice gracious”

“Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. by: or, in secret”

“To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. he goats: Heb. great he goats”

“When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? to appear: Heb. to be seen”

“Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. iniquity: or, grief”

“Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.”

“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. make: Heb. multiply prayer blood: Heb. bloods”

“But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.”

“Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. folly: or, villany”

“I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. tread: Heb. lay them a treading”

“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:”

“Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?”

“Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?”

“The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.”