Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

Psalm 78:36-37

But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.

Isaiah 29:13

And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

Ezekiel 8:1

In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me there.

Matthew 13:22

As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

Luke 6:48-49

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

Luke 11:28

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

James 1:22-24

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Deuteronomy 5:28-29

"And the LORD heard your words, when you spoke to me. And the LORD said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They are right in all that they have spoken.

Isaiah 28:13

And the word of the LORD will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Jeremiah 6:16-17

Thus says the LORD: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

Jeremiah 23:33-38

"When one of this people, or a prophet or a priest asks you, 'What is the burden of the LORD?' you shall say to them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you off, declares the LORD.'

Jeremiah 43:1-7

When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the LORD their God, with which the LORD their God had sent him to them,

Jeremiah 44:16

"As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.

Ezekiel 14:1

Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.

Ezekiel 20:1-32

In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

Matthew 6:24

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Matthew 7:24-27

"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 19:22

When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Luke 8:21

But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.

Luke 12:15-21

And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

Ephesians 5:5

For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

James 2:14-16

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?

1 John 3:17-18

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

As the people cometh

Ezekiel 8:1
In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me there.
Ezekiel 14:1
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
Ezekiel 20:1
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
Luke 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
Acts 10:33
So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

They sit before thee as my people

Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says the LORD: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'
Jeremiah 43:1
When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the LORD their God, with which the LORD their God had sent him to them,
Jeremiah 44:16
"As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you.
Matthew 7:24
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Luke 6:48
he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
Luke 8:21
But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
Luke 11:28
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

For with

Deuteronomy 5:28
"And the LORD heard your words, when you spoke to me. And the LORD said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They are right in all that they have spoken.
Psalm 78:36
But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.
Isaiah 29:13
And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
James 2:14
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
1 John 3:17
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

Shew much love

Isaiah 28:13
And the word of the LORD will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Jeremiah 23:33
"When one of this people, or a prophet or a priest asks you, 'What is the burden of the LORD?' you shall say to them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you off, declares the LORD.'
Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.

But their

Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Matthew 13:22
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
Matthew 19:22
When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Luke 12:15
And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
Ephesians 5:5
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

General references

Numbers 22:8
And he said to them, "Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the LORD speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
Proverbs 23:12
Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.
Mark 10:20
And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth."
James 1:23
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.

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