• Matthew 7:3-5
    And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me remove the speck from your eye"; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
     
  • Psalm 15:1-5
    LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
    Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly,
    And works righteousness,
    And speaks the truth in his heart;
    He who does not backbite with his tongue,
    Nor does evil to his neighbor,
    Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;
    In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
    But he honors those who fear the LORD;
    He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
    He who does not put out his money at usury,
    Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

     
  • Matthew 15:8-9
    " These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
    Andhonor Me with their lips,
    But their heart is far from Me.
    And in vain they worship Me,
    Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.""
     
  • Matthew 23:25-26
    “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
     
  • James 3:13-18
    Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
     
  • 1 Peter 2:1
    Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
     
  • Proverbs 11:9
    The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
    But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Hypocrisy


Resources

Hypocrisy: The Last Sin of America

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Hypocrisy is pretending to be what one is not: appearing before men to be righteous while being otherwise before God. The English word comes from the Greek hupokrites , a stage actor, and the Old Testament Hebrew chaneph carries the sense of the profane and godless who conceal their defilement. Pride is its primary motivator, …


Hypocrisy (2006)

Sermonette by Mark Schindler

We have to take care that we are not pretending or acting, but positively reflect on the outside what we are on the inside.


Overcoming Hypocrisy

Sermonette by Bill Onisick

We are continually in danger of being deceived by our carnal nature, a nature which distracts us from following God, even though we go through the motions.


Beware of Hypocrisy

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Hypocrisy is insincerity: a person tries to appear more spiritual than he really is, knowing he is pretending and hoping not to be found out. The word originally meant "one who answers," then came to mean acting a part on stage, and finally one who is never genuine. Jesus warned His disciples against it in Luke 12, comparing it …


Hypocrisy

Commentary by Mike Ford

Hypocrisy, or perhaps plain stupidity born of Satan's blinding of the world, is valuing animal life above human life. Scripture does call for kindness to animals: Exodus 23:5 commands helping an overloaded donkey, Proverbs 12:10 says good people are kind to their animals, and Deuteronomy 22:6-7 sets a principle of conservation. …


The High Cost of Hypocrisy

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Examining the amounts of money involved exposes the immensity of political hypocrisy. The administration refuses to admit that entering the country illegally is a crime, even as illegal immigration costs hundreds of billions of dollars: $190 billion each year in welfare and social services, and $27 billion each year in …


Apologies and Hypocrisy

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

American society applies a double standard to offensive speech. Scripture shows that all people are guilty: "There is none righteous, no not one," and James says no man can tame the tongue, which is "full of deadly poison," so that blessing and cursing come from the same mouth. Offensive speech is unjustified, yet the First …


Is 'The Leavening' of the Pharisees in Us?

Sermonette by Bill Onisick

If we feel we are better than our brethren, separating ourselves from them, we are hypocrites and actors, harboring the leavening of the Pharisees in us.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Hypocrisy