Ezekiel 33:30
Son of man, your people are talking about you by the walls and in the doorways of their homes. They are saying to each other: 'Let's go and hear the word that has come from Jehovah.'
Isaiah 29:13
These people praise me with their words, said Jehovah, but they never draw near to me in their hearts (deepest thoughts). Their reverence for me comes from the repetitious tradition of men.
Isaiah 58:2
They seek me day by day. They delight to know my ways like a nation that has done righteousness and has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask me for justice and delight. They are pleased that God is near.
Jeremiah 11:18-19
Jehovah revealed their plot to me so that I would understand. He showed me what they were doing.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said: Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise man, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike him with our tongue, and let us pay no attention to any of his words.
Jeremiah 23:35
Each one of you should ask your friends and your relatives: What answer has Jehovah given? What has Jehovah said?
Jeremiah 42:1-6
All the army leaders, including Johanan son of Kareah and Azariah son of Hoshaiah, came with people of every class.
Jeremiah 42:20
You are making a fatal mistake. You asked me to pray to Jehovah our God for you, and you promised that you would do everything that he commands.
Matthew 15:8
These people honor me with their lips, but their heart (innermost thoughts) is far from me.
Matthew 22:16-17
They sent their disciples with the Herodians to Jesus. They said: Teacher we know you are truthful. You teach the way of God in truth. And you are not partial to the influence of men.