Matthew 15:8

New Century Version

‘These people show honor to me with words, but their hearts are far from me.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:26

My son, pay attention to me, and watch closely what I do.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says: “These people worship me with their mouths, and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is based on nothing but human rules.

Jeremiah 12:2

You have put the evil people here like plants with strong roots. They grow and produce fruit. With their mouths they speak well of you, but their hearts are really far away from you.

Ezekiel 33:31

So they come to you in crowds as if they were really ready to listen. They sit in front of you as if they were my people and hear your words, but they will not obey them. With their mouths they tell me they love me, but their hearts desire their selfish profits.

Matthew 15:7

You are hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he said about you:

Mark 7:6

Jesus answered, “Isaiah was right when he spoke about you hypocrites. He wrote, ‘These people show honor to me with words, but their hearts are far from me.

John 1:47

As Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said, “Here is truly an Israelite. There is nothing false in him.”

John 5:23

so that all people will honor the Son as much as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

Acts 8:21

You cannot share with us in this work since your heart is not right before God.

Hebrews 3:12

So brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that will turn you away from the living God.

1 Peter 3:10

The Scripture says, “A person must do these things to enjoy life and have many happy days. He must not say evil things, and he must not tell lies.