Translation | Verse | Text |
King James | Job 20:5 | That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
HYPOCRITE | One who, like a stage-player, feigns to be what he is not. The epithet is generally applied to those who assume the appearance of virtue or piety, without possessing the reality. Our Savior accused the Pharisees of hypocrisy, Lu 12:1. |