Matthew 15:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:26

My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

Isaiah 29:13

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

Jeremiah 12:2

They have been planted by you, they have taken root; they go on and give fruit: you are near in their mouths but far from their thoughts.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

Matthew 15:7

You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

Mark 7:6

And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.

John 5:23

Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

Acts 8:21

You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.

Hebrews 3:12

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

1 Peter 3:10

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit: