Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

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Bible References

Draweth

Isaiah 29:13
Then the Lord said,
“Because this people draw near with their words
And honor Me with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain.
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
1 Peter 3:10
For,
The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

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Leviticus 13:8
The priest shall look, and if the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.