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Matthew 15:8

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6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

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BSB
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
KJV
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
WEB
‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
ASV
This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.
DARBY
This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
BLB
‘This people honors Me with the lips, but their heart is kept far away from Me;
OTB
‘Dette folket ærer meg med leppene,
men deres hjerter er langt borte fra meg.
B1930
Dette folk ærer mig med lebene; men deres hjerte er langt borte fra mig;

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  • Isaiah 29:13

    Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

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  • Ezekiel 33:31

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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  • Acts 8:21

    Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

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  • 1 Peter 3:10

    For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

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  • Jeremiah 12:2

    Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

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  • Proverbs 23:26

    My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

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  • Hebrews 3:12

    Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

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  • John 1:47

    Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

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