Jeremiah 8:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“‘You keep saying, “We have the Lord’s teachings. So we are wise!” But this is not true, because the scribes have lied with their pens.

Cross References

John 9:41

Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But you say that you see, so you are still guilty.”

Romans 1:22

They said they were wise, but they became fools.

Matthew 15:6

You are teaching them not to respect their father. So you are teaching that it is not important to do what God said. You think it is more important to follow those traditions you have.

Psalm 147:19

He gave his commands to Jacob. He gave his laws and rules to Israel.

Job 12:20

He makes trusted advisors be silent. He takes away the wisdom of the older leaders.

Hosea 8:12

Even if I wrote 10,000 laws for Ephraim, he would treat them as if they were for some stranger.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the pride and joy of old age, and children take great pride in their parents.

Job 11:12

A wild donkey cannot give birth to a man, and a stupid person will never become wise.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord said, “My people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are stupid children. They don’t understand. They are skillful at doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. We will always have a priest to tell us what the law says. We will still have wise men to advise us and prophets to tell us a message from God. So who needs Jeremiah? Let’s tell lies to ruin him and stop listening to what he says.”

Jeremiah 19:7

At this place, I will ruin the plans of the people of Judah and Jerusalem. The enemy will chase them, and I will let the people of Judah be killed with swords in this place. I will make their dead bodies food for the birds and wild animals.

Isaiah 43:27

Your first father sinned, and your lawyers committed crimes against me.

Jeremiah 2:8

“The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ The people who know the law did not want to know me. The leaders of the people of Israel turned against me. The prophets spoke in the name of the false god Baal. They worshiped worthless idols.”

Jeremiah 48:14

“You cannot say, ‘We are good soldiers. We are brave men in battle.’