100+ Bible Quotes About Hypocrisy – Powerful Verses That Expose False Piety

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces.” — Matthew 23:13

“You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.” — Matthew 23:15

“Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.” — Matthew 23:24

“They pay tithes of mint, dill and cumin, but neglect the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.” — Matthew 23:23

“You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.” — Matthew 23:25

“On the outside you appear to people as righteous but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” — Matthew 23:28

“They do not practice what they preach.” — Matthew 23:3

“You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.” — Matthew 23:29

“And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’” — Matthew 23:30

“You testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.” — Matthew 23:31

“Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your ancestors!” — Matthew 23:32

“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?” — Matthew 23:33

“They disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting.” — Matthew 6:16

“They have received their reward in full.” — Matthew 6:16

“When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face.” — Matthew 6:17

“So that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen.” — Matthew 6:18

“Your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” — Matthew 6:18

“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” — Matthew 15:8

“They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.” — Matthew 15:9

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 7:21

“Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name?’” — Matthew 7:22

“And in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?” — Matthew 7:22

“Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” — Matthew 7:23

“For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” — Matthew 12:50

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” — Matthew 7:3

“How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?” — Matthew 7:4

“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” — Matthew 7:5

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” — Matthew 7:1

“With the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” — Matthew 7:2

“You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else.” — Romans 2:1

“For at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself.” — Romans 2:1

“God’s judgment is based on truth.” — Romans 2:2

“Whoever claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.” — 1 John 2:9

“Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light.” — 1 John 2:10

“But whoever hates their brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness.” — 1 John 2:11

“He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.” — 1 John 2:11

“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7

“The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.” — Proverbs 12:22

“Wickedness is concealed by deception, but honesty leads to salvation.” — Proverbs 14:25

“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.” — Proverbs 26:28

“Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.” — Proverbs 11:22

“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” — Proverbs 14:12

“The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.” — Proverbs 17:3

“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart.” — Luke 6:45

“An evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.” — Luke 6:45

“For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” — Luke 6:45

“Nothing hidden will not be made known.” — Luke 8:17

“What comes out of a person is what defiles them.” — Mark 7:20

“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others.” — Matthew 6:5

“They have received their reward in full.” — Matthew 6:5

“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen.” — Matthew 6:6

“Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” — Matthew 6:6

“And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans.” — Matthew 6:7

“For they think they will be heard because of their many words.” — Matthew 6:7

“Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” — Matthew 6:8

“This is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven…’” — Matthew 6:9

“In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” — Mark 7:7

“You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” — Mark 7:8

“Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice?” — Isaiah 58:6

“Is not this the kind of fast I have chosen: to share your food with the hungry?” — Isaiah 58:7

“The Lord says: ‘These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.’” — Isaiah 29:13

“Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” — Isaiah 29:13

“They speak falsehood to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.” — Psalm 12:2

“May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.” — Psalm 12:3

“They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity.” — 2 Peter 2:19

“For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.” — 2 Peter 2:19

“They mouth empty, boastful words.” — 2 Peter 2:18

“They appeal to the lustful desires of the flesh.” — 2 Peter 2:18

“Such people are waterless clouds carried along by winds.” — Jude 1:12

“They are fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead and uprooted.” — Jude 1:12

“They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame.” — Jude 1:13

“They are wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.” — Jude 1:13

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.” — Matthew 6:1

“Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 6:1

“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets.” — Matthew 6:2

“As the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others.” — Matthew 6:2

“Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.” — Matthew 6:2

“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.” — Matthew 6:3

“So that your giving may be in secret.” — Matthew 6:4

“Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” — Matthew 6:4

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give.” — 2 Corinthians 9:7

“Not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” — 2 Corinthians 9:7

“Freely you have received; freely give.” — Matthew 10:8

“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” — 2 Corinthians 9:6

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” — Matthew 7:15

“By their fruit you will recognize them.” — Matthew 7:16

“Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” — Matthew 7:16

“Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.” — Matthew 7:17

“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.” — Matthew 7:18

“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” — Matthew 7:19

“People will know them by their fruits.” — Matthew 7:20

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 7:21

“I know the deeds, your hard work and your perseverance.” — Revelation 2:2

“You have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.” — Revelation 2:2

“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” — Revelation 2:4

“Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” — Revelation 2:5

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world.” — Romans 12:2

“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18

“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with action and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18

“Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.” — 1 John 2:6

“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” — Galatians 5:16

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.” — Galatians 5:22

“Gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” — Galatians 5:23

“Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” — Philippians 2:12

“For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.” — Philippians 2:13

“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16

“Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.” — Galatians 6:1

“Watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.” — Galatians 6:1

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2

“If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.” — Galatians 6:3

“Each one should test their own actions, and then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.” — Galatians 6:4

“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2

“Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.” — Proverbs 9:8

“Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.” — Proverbs 9:9

“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck.” — Proverbs 3:3

“Write them on the tablet of your heart.” — Proverbs 3:3

“Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” — Proverbs 3:4

“The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.” — Proverbs 16:5