Luke 7:32
They are like children that sit in the marketplace and call to each other. We played the flute for you but you did not dance. We wailed and you did not weep.
Proverbs 17:16
Is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom? He has no sense!
Isaiah 28:9-13
Who is he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?
Isaiah 29:11-12
His message is like a sealed book to you. You say to someone read this out loud. And they respond, We cannot read it, because it is sealed.
Jeremiah 5:3-5
Jehovah looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention. He crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.
Zechariah 8:5
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing there in the streets.
Matthew 11:16-19
Of what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their playmates.