Quotes about Hypocrisy
They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
— Jeremiah 8:11
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 9:6
“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”
— Jeremiah 23:31
Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
— Ezekiel 13:10
Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.
— Ezekiel 22:9
Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
— Ezekiel 22:28
On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.
— Ezekiel 23:39
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
— Ezekiel 33:31
They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
— Hosea 7:14
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
— Amos 5:21
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
— Amos 5:23