Bible Verses About

Hypocrisy

Integrity over hypocrisy — practicing what we preach.

  1. “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”

    1 John 4:20 · KJV

  2. “Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.”

    Matthew 6:1 · KJV

  3. “Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.”

    Matthew 7:5 · KJV

  4. “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.”

    James 1:26 · KJV

  5. “Judge not, that ye be not judged.”

    Matthew 7:1 · KJV

  6. “Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,”

    Matthew 15:7 · KJV

  7. “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”

    Romans 2:1 · KJV

  8. “And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?”

    Romans 2:3 · KJV

  9. “He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.”

    1 John 2:9 · KJV

Want a verse to keep? Get one as a print.

✦ Random verseAll topics

Related collections

Judging OthersAcceptanceBrotherhoodGivingHateMotivation

Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about hypocrisy?

Scripture speaks to hypocrisy in passages such as 1 John 4:20, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 7:5. For example, 1 John 4:20 says, “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”

What is a well-known Bible verse about hypocrisy?

1 John 4:20 — “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”

What is a short Bible verse about hypocrisy?

Matthew 7:1 — “Judge not, that ye be not judged.”