Psalm 78:36

But they deceived Him with their mouths,
they lied to Him with their tongues,

Ezekiel 33:31

So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord said:

Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—

Deuteronomy 5:28-29

“The Lord heard your words when you spoke to me. He said to me, ‘I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you. Everything they have said is right.

Psalm 18:44

Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.

Psalm 106:12-13

Then they believed His promises
and sang His praise.

Isaiah 57:11

Who was it you dreaded and feared,
so that you lied and didn’t remember Me
or take it to heart?
Have I not kept silent for such a long time
and you do not fear Me?

Hosea 11:12

Ephraim surrounds me with lies,
the house of Israel, with deceit.
Judah still wanders with God
and is faithful to the holy ones.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Psalm 78:36

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

Nevertheless

Hosea 11:12

General references

Jeremiah 34:11

Hosea 8:2

Bible References

Nevertheless

Then they believed His promises
and sang His praise.

“The Lord heard your words when you spoke to me. He said to me, ‘I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you. Everything they have said is right.

The Lord said:

Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—

So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

Ephraim surrounds me with lies,

the house of Israel, with deceit.
Judah still wanders with God
and is faithful to the holy ones.

General references

Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves again.

Israel cries out to Me,
“My God, we know You!”