12 Bible Verses about Lack Of Meaning

Therefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people sacrifice unto me and honour me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, and their worship with which they honour me was taught by the commandment of men:

This people draws nigh unto me with their mouth and honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

He answered and said unto them, Well has Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they grow, and they bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth and far from their kidneys.

And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

Their tongue is as a sharp arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth but in heart he lays in wait.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions as the worldly do, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

And they have not cried unto me with their heart when they howled upon their beds; they congregated themselves for the wheat and the wine, and they rebelled against me.

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they did not believe them.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, turn away from profane voices and vain things and arguments in the vain name of science,

But avoid profane and vain wordiness, for it will develop into ungodliness.

for as he thinks in his soul, so is he; Eat and drink, he shall say unto thee, but his heart is not with thee.