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Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Matthew 23:28

According to William Barclay, the Talmud describes seven different types of Pharisees; six of the seven are bad.

The Shoulder Pharisee, who wore all his good deeds and righteousness on his shoulder for everyone to see.
The Wait-a-Little Pharisee, who always intended to do good deeds, but could always find a reason for doing them later, not now.
The Bruised or Bleeding Pharisee, who was so holy that he would turn his head away from any woman seen in public – and was therefore constantly bumping into things and tripping, thus injuring himself.
The Hump-Backed Pharisee, who was so humble that he walked bent over and barely lifting his feet – so everyone could see just how humble he was.
The Always-Counting Pharisee, who was always counting up his good deeds and believed that he put God in debt to him for all the good he had done.
The Fearful Pharisee, who did good because he was terrified that God would strike him with judgment if he did not.
The God-Fearing Pharisee, who really loved God and did good deeds to please the God he loved.

Jesus called them whitewashed tombs:

Pretty on the outside, but dead bones on the inside.
Pretending to righteous on the outside, but filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness on the inside.

Scripture tells us that Christians are to be filled:

…with the Spirit.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18 (ESV)
…with comfort.
I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filledwith comfort…
2 Corinthians 7:4a (ESV)
…with joy.
As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
2 Timothy 1:4 (ESV)
…with fruit of righteousness.
…filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:11 (ESV)
…with the knowledge of His will.
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 1:9 (ESV)
…with good things.
He has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
Luke 1:52-53 (ESV)
…with all the fullness of God.
And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filledwith all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:19 (ESV)