Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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:
Forasmuch
Their fear
General references
Bible References
Forasmuch
Isaiah 10:6
I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
Isaiah 48:1
Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name 'Israel,' and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the Lord, and invoke the God of Israel -- but not in an honest and just manner.
Isaiah 58:2
They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.
Psalm 17:1
A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!
Jeremiah 3:10
In spite of all this, Israel's sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so," says the Lord.
Jeremiah 5:2
These people make promises in the name of the Lord. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."
Jeremiah 12:2
You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
Jeremiah 42:2
They said to him, "Please grant our request and pray to the Lord your God for all those of us who are still left alive here. For, as you yourself can see, there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before.
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
Matthew 15:7
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
Their fear
Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.
Matthew 15:2
"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat."
Mark 7:2
And they saw that some of Jesus' disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed.
Colossians 2:22
These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are on human commands and teachings.
General references
James 1:8
since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.