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Is “Holier than thou” in the Bible?
Yes. “Holier than thou” is in the Bible, at Isaiah 65:5. God quotes it, through Isaiah, as the words of people he is angry with.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Isaiah 65:5.
God quotes it, through Isaiah, as the words of people he is angry with.
The verse
… who say, “Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.” These are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
Isaiah 65:5 · open the chapter →
What it means there
They kept others at a distance as not holy enough to come near, while provoking God themselves. God calls them smoke in his nostrils.
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Is “Holier than thou” in the Bible?
Yes. “Holier than thou” is in the Bible, at Isaiah 65:5. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. God quotes it, through Isaiah, as the words of people he is angry with.
Where in the Bible is “Holier than thou”?
In Isaiah 65:5. In the Lumin Translation, Isaiah 65:5 reads: “who say, “Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.” These are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.”
Who said “Holier than thou”?
God quotes it, through Isaiah, as the words of people he is angry with.
What does “Holier than thou” mean in the Bible?
They kept others at a distance as not holy enough to come near, while provoking God themselves. God calls them smoke in his nostrils.
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