17 Bible Verses about Useless Religion

If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.

Who is there among you that would even shut the doors? and ye would not kindle fire on mine altar for nothing. I have no delight in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an oblation at your hand.

Ye say, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we keep his charge, and that we walk mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings,) unless indeed ye have believed in vain.

But by God's grace I am what I am; and his grace, which was towards me, has not been vain; but I have laboured more abundantly than they all, but not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

What is the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?

So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

{A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also is our preaching, and vain also your faith.

I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness is by law, then Christ has died for nothing.

but if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.

but in vain do they worship me, teaching as teachings commandments of men.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching as their teachings commandments of men.

Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:

But as fellow-workmen, we also beseech that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: