Jeremiah 8:8

New Century Version

“ ‘You keep saying, “We are wise, because we have the teachings of the Lord.” But actually, those who explain the Scriptures have written lies with their pens.

Cross References

Job 11:12

A fool cannot become wise any more than a wild donkey can be born tame.

Job 12:20

He makes trusted people be silent and takes away the wisdom of elders.

Psalm 147:19

He gave his word to Jacob, his laws and demands to Israel.

Proverbs 17:6

Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.

Isaiah 43:27

Your first father sinned, and your leaders have turned against me.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the people said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. We will still have the advice from the wise teachers and the words of the prophets. So let’s ruin him by telling lies about him. We won’t pay attention to anything 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 have them killed with swords. I will make their dead bodies food for the birds and wild animals.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests didn’t ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ The people who know the teachings didn’t know me. The leaders turned against me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal and worshiped useless idols.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord says, “My people are foolish. They do not 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 48:14

“You cannot say, ‘We are warriors! We are brave men in battle!’

Hosea 8:12

I have written many teachings for them, but they think the teachings are strange and foreign.

Matthew 15:6

You teach that person not to honor his father or his mother. You rejected what God said for the sake of your own rules.

John 9:41

Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you keep saying you see, your guilt remains.”

Romans 1:22

They said they were wise, but they became fools.