Ezekiel 33:31

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.

As the people cometh

Acts 10:33

They sit before thee as my people

For with

1 John 3:17

Shew much love

Isaiah 28:13

Jeremiah 23:33

Luke 16:14

But their

General references

Bible References

As the people cometh

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

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

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Immediately therefore I sent to you; and you have done well that you are come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded you of God.

They sit before thee as my people

Thus says the LORD, Stand you in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.

And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had finished speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

As for the word that you have spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto you.

Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:

He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

For with

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when you spoke unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto you: they have well said all that they have spoken.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

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

What does it profit, my brethren, though a man says he has faith, and has not works? can faith save him?

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his heart of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?

Shew much love

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask you, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? you shall then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, says the LORD.

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

But their

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

For this you know, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

General references

And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the leaders of Moab abode with Balaam.

Apply your heart unto instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

And he answered and said unto him, Teacher, all these have I observed from my youth.

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: