Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and unrighteousness.

And I was advancing in Judaism above many my own age, being far more zealous for the traditions of my forefathers.

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from these people turn away!

All things indeed are pure to the pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience have been defiled.

And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. Because that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.

[ 6:6] And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that everyone in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.

And Hezekiah did so through all Judah, and did that which was good and right before the Lord his God.

And in every work which he began in service in the house of the Lord, and in the law, and in the ordinances, he sought his God with all his soul, and wrought, and prospered.

Though your enemy intreat you with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.

Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved; how long will your grievous thoughts be within you?

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for a tree is known by its fruit.

A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and an evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to pilfer the things which were placed in it.

And after supper, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him,

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart [for] you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and [for] you to keep back for yourself from the price of the land?

You have neither part nor portion in this word, for your heart is not straight before God.

For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness."

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [you] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [you] double-minded.

They have opened their mouth against Me, as a ravening and roaring lion.

whose princes in the midst of her are as roaring lions seizing prey, devouring souls by oppression, and taking bribes; and your widows are multiplied in the midst of you.

Her princes in the midst of her are as wolves ravening to shed blood, that they may get dishonest gain.

Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morning.

"But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.