12 Bible Verses about Lack Of Meaning

And the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is removed far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught of men;

This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;

But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.

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

And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.

Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaketh deceit. A man speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth his ambush.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.

And they cried not unto me in their heart, when they howled upon their beds; they assemble themselves for corn and new wine; they have turned aside from me.

And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them.

O Timotheus, keep the entrusted deposit, avoiding profane, vain babblings, and oppositions of false-named knowledge,

But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,

For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.