Quotes about Hypocrisy
Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
— Isaiah 1:22
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
— Isaiah 29:13
Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
— Isaiah 29:15
I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.
— Isaiah 57:12
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
— Isaiah 58:3
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
— Isaiah 59:3
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
— Isaiah 66:3
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 3:10
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
— Jeremiah 6:13
They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
— Jeremiah 6:14
Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
— Jeremiah 7:4
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
— Jeremiah 8:5