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In the context of the Bible, it often describes actions, words, or attitudes that are not genuine, reflecting a heart that is not aligned with truth or righteousness. The concept of feigned behavior is addressed in various passages, highlighting the importance of sincerity and authenticity in one's relationship with God and others.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, the idea of feigned behavior is often associated with deceit and hypocrisy. For example, in <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a>, the prophet speaks of Judah's insincere return to God: "In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense," declares the LORD. Here, the term "pretense" captures the essence of feigned repentance, indicating a superficial change that lacks true commitment.<br><br>The Psalms also address the issue of feigned obedience. <a href="/psalms/78-36.htm">Psalm 78:36-37</a> states, "But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues. Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant." This passage underscores the disconnect between outward expressions and inward reality, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture.<br><br><b>New Testament References</b><br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus frequently confronted the Pharisees and religious leaders for their feigned righteousness. In <a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a>, He declares, "In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness." This rebuke highlights the danger of maintaining an outward appearance of piety while harboring a heart far from God.<br><br>The Apostle Paul also warns against feigned love and faith. In <a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a>, he exhorts believers, "Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good." The call for sincere love implies that feigned affection is contrary to the Christian ethic. Similarly, in <a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">1 Timothy 1:5</a>, Paul writes, "The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith." Here, sincerity is presented as a hallmark of genuine Christian living.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>Feigned behavior is antithetical to the biblical call for integrity and truthfulness. Scripture consistently emphasizes that God desires truth in the inward being (<a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Psalm 51:6</a>) and that He sees beyond outward appearances to the heart (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>). Feigned actions, therefore, are not only ineffective in achieving true righteousness but are also offensive to God, who values authenticity and transparency.<br><br>The biblical narrative encourages believers to examine their hearts and motives, ensuring that their faith and actions are not merely performative but are rooted in a genuine relationship with God. This call to authenticity is a recurring theme, urging followers of Christ to align their inner lives with their outward expressions, thereby reflecting the transformative power of the Gospel.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Feign.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4112.htm"><span class="l">4112. plastos -- formed, molded</span></a> <br><b>...</b> formed, molded. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: plastos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (plas-tos') Short Definition: formed, molded, <b>feigned</b> Definition: formed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4112.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5272.htm"><span class="l">5272. hupokrisis -- a reply, answer, playacting, hypocrisy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> hypocrisy. From hupokrinomai; acting under a <b>feigned</b> part, ie (figuratively)<br> deceit ("hypocrisy") -- condemnation, dissimulation, hypocrisy. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5272.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4820.htm"><span class="l">4820. mirmah -- deceit, treachery</span></a><br><b>...</b> treachery (2). craft, deceitful false, <b>feigned</b>, guile, treachery. From ramah<br> in the sense of deceiving; fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4820.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3584.htm"><span class="l">3584. kachash -- to disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean</span></a><br><b>...</b> lean NASB Word Usage cringe (1), deceive (1), deceived (1), deceives (1), deception<br> (1), denied (2), deny (3), denying (1), fail (2), give <b>feigned</b> obedience (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3584.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_conferences_of_john_cassian/chapter_xx_of_the_feigned.htm"><span class="l">Of the <b>Feigned</b> Patience of Some who Offer the Other Cheek to be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XX. Of the <b>feigned</b> patience of<br> some who offer the other cheek to be smitten. We are not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xx of the feigned.htm</font><p><a href="/library/irenaeus/against_heresies/chapter_vi_the_threefold_kind_of.htm"><span class="l">The Threefold Kind of Man <b>Feigned</b> by These Heretics: Good Works <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Against Heresies: Book I Chapter VI."The threefold kind of man <b>feigned</b> by these<br> heretics: good works needless for them, though necessary to others: their <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter vi the threefold kind of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_ix_that_the_mind.htm"><span class="l">That the Mind of those who Wish for Pre-Eminence for the Most Part <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> IX. That the mind of those who wish for pre-eminence for the most part<br> flatters itself with a <b>feigned</b> promise of good works. But <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter ix that the mind.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/against_lying/section_28_hence_is_also.htm"><span class="l">Hence is Also that which Thou Hast Mentioned that they Speak Of...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> near to the village whither they were going, He made as though He would have gone<br> farther: where the Evangelist, saying, "But He Himself <b>feigned</b> that He would <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/against lying/section 28 hence is also.htm</font><p><a href="/library/peter/the_writings_of_peter_of_alexandria/canon_v_but_upon_those.htm"><span class="l">But Upon those who have Used Dissimulation Like David...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But upon those who have used dissimulation like David, who <b>feigned</b> himself to be<br> mad [2292] to avoid death, being not mad in reality; and those who have not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../peter/the writings of peter of alexandria/canon v but upon those.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lactantius/the_divine_institutes/chap_xi_of_the_origin_life.htm"><span class="l">Of the Origin, Life, Reign, Name and Death of Jupiter, and of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For he who is without virtue, who is overpowered by desire and wicked lusts, is<br> not, as the poet <b>feigned</b>, in subjection to Cupid, but to everlasting death. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xi of the origin life.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/of_the_work_of_monks_/section_12_but_now_that.htm"><span class="l">But Now, that as Bearing with the Infirmity of Men He did This...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> him not be circumcised;" [2508] that he did those things, in which, by persons not<br> understanding and not enough attending, he has been accounted to have <b>feigned</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/of the work of monks /section 12 but now that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_manichaean_controversy_/faustus_seeks_to_justify_the.htm"><span class="l">Faustus Seeks to Justify the Docetism of the Manich??ans. Augustin <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> While they assert the death of Christ to have been not real but <b>feigned</b>, why do<br> they make out that He had no birth at all, not even of the same kind as His <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../faustus seeks to justify the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/21_now_suppose_that_while.htm"><span class="l">Now Suppose that While You were Writing This, as You Tell us You <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> you will then pronounce worthy of execration because of his strange doctrines; as<br> to what you are writing about mad dogs bringing <b>feigned</b> charges against him <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../21 now suppose that while.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/fathers_of_the_third_century_tertullian_appendix/5_five_books_in_reply.htm"><span class="l">Five Books in Reply to Marcion.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Of dreadful magic's renegadoes led,. Wondering at a mass of <b>feigned</b> lore; <b>...</b> By any<br> compact, partner of the flesh; But Spirit-form, and body <b>feigned</b> beneath. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/5 five books in reply.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/feigned.htm"><span class="l"><b>Feigned</b> (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (imp. & pp) of Feign. 2. (a.) Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere;<br> false. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Feigned</b> (8 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feigned.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/feign.htm"><span class="l">Feign (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> David, 1 Samuel 21:13; compare Jeremiah 25:16; Jeremiah 50:38); hupokrinomai, "to<br> give judgment, or act, under a mask" (Luke 20:20, "who <b>feigned</b> themselves to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feign.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/issue.htm"><span class="l">Issue (59 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> See General issue, under General, and <b>Feigned</b> issue, under <b>Feigned</b>. 11. (vi) To<br> pass or flow out; to run out, as from any enclosed place. 12. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/issue.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fiction.htm"><span class="l">Fiction (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> mind. 2. (n.) That which is <b>feigned</b>, invented, or imagined; especially,<br> a <b>feigned</b> or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fiction.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kiss.htm"><span class="l">Kiss (39 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (3) Of love; compare Songs 1:2, "Let him kiss me with the kisses (neshiqah) of his<br> mouth"; Proverbs 7:13 (of the <b>feigned</b> love of "the strange woman"). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kiss.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unfeigned.htm"><span class="l">Unfeigned (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Not <b>feigned</b>; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real;<br> sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unfeigned.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lip.htm"><span class="l">Lip (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numerous other expressions need no further explanation, such as "perverse lips"<br> (Proverbs 4:24), "uncircumcised lips" (Exodus 6:12, 30), "<b>feigned</b> lips" (Psalm <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lip.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lingereth.htm"><span class="l">Lingereth (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with <b>feigned</b> words make merchandise<br> of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lingereth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/witchcraft.htm"><span class="l">Witchcraft (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Scripture. The "witch of En-dor" (1 Samuel 28) was a necromancer, ie, one<br> who <b>feigned</b> to hold converse with the dead. The damsel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/witchcraft.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/insane.htm"><span class="l">Insane (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 21:13 He changed his behavior before them, and <b>feigned</b> himself mad in their<br> hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/insane.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-fiction.html">What does the Bible say about reading or writing fiction? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/god-of-self.html">What is the god of self? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/William-Tyndale.html">Who was William Tyndale? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/feigned.htm">Feigned: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Feigned (8 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Luke 20:20</a></span><br />And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who <span class="boldtext">feigned</span> themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3</a></span><br />And through covetousness shall they with <span class="boldtext">feigned</span> words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">1 Samuel 21:13</a></span><br />He changed his behavior before them, and <span class="boldtext">feigned</span> himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6</a></span><br />So Amnon lay down, and <span class="boldtext">feigned</span> himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let her sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand. <br /><span class="source">(ASV DBY JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/8-18.htm">Job 8:18</a></span><br />If 'one' doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath <span class="boldtext">feigned</span> concerning him, I have not seen thee!<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Psalms 17:1</a></span><br />Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of <span class="boldtext">feigned</span> lips.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Psalms 34:1</a></span><br />By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav). I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Psalms 66:3</a></span><br />Say to God, 'How fearful 'are' Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/feigned.htm">Feigned</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/feigned.htm">Feigned (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/feignest.htm">Feignest (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/feign.htm">Feign (11 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/f/feign.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Feign"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Feign" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/f/feigned_madness.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Feigned Madness"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Feigned Madness" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>