Matthew 23:5
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
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- Matthew 6:1–3 “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
- John 12:43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
- Deuteronomy 6:8 Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.