Hypocrite
One who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a
dissembler in religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes and
Pharisees for their hypocrisy Mt 6:2,5,16 "The hypocrite's hope
shall perish" Job 8:13 The Hebrew word here rendered "hypocrite"
rather means the "godless" or "profane," as it is rendered in
Jer 23:11 i.e., polluted with crimes.
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