Proverbs 25:16

16If you have ^afound honey, eat ^bonly enough for you,
lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.

Matthew 6:1-7

Giving to the Needy

1“Beware of ^cpracticing your righteousness before other people in order ^dto be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 ^e“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may ^fbe praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have ^greceived their reward. 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. ^hAnd your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

The Lord’s Prayer

5“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love ⁱto stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. ^jTruly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6But when you pray, ^kgo into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. ^lAnd your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

7“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as ^mthe Gentiles do, for ⁿthey think that they will be heard ^ofor their many words.

Matthew 9:14

A Question About Fasting

14Then ^pthe disciples of John came to him, saying, ^q“Why do we and ^rthe Pharisees fast, ▼

▼Some manuscripts add much, or often

but your disciples do not fast?”

Matthew 15:2-9

2 ^t“Why do your disciples break ^uthe tradition of the elders? ^vFor they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God commanded, ^w‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ^x‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 5But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,” ▼

▼Or  is an offering

6he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have ^zmade void the word ▼

▼Some manuscripts law

of God. 7 ^abYou hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

8 ^ac“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9in vain do they worship me,
teaching as ^addoctrines the commandments of men.’”

Matthew 23:5

5 ^aeThey do all their deeds ^afto be seen by others. For they make ^agtheir phylacteries broad and ^ahtheir fringes long,

Matthew 23:23-24

23 ^ai“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^ajyou tithe mint and dill and ^akcumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: ^aljustice and mercy and faithfulness. ^amThese you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing ^ana camel!

Matthew 23:29

29 ^ao“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,

Luke 18:12

12 ^apI fast twice a week; ^aqI give tithes of all that I get.’

Romans 10:2

2For I bear them witness that ^arthey have a zeal for God, ^asbut not according to knowledge.