Jeremiah 8:8 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁸ ‘ “How can you say, ‘We are wise, for we have the law of the Lord,’ when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ How can you say, We are wise, and we have the written law of the Lord [and are learned in its language and teachings]? Behold, the truth is, the lying pen of the scribes has made of the law a falsehood (a mere code of ceremonial observances). [Mark 7:13.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.

Common English Bible

⁸ How can you say, “We are wise; we possess the LORD’s Instruction,” when the lying pen of the scribes has surely distorted it?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ How can you say: 'We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us?' Truly, the lying pen of the scribes has wrought falsehood.

Jeremiah 8:8 Tagairtí Cros

Job 11:12

But the witless can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born human.

Job 12:20

He silences the lips of trusted advisors and takes away the discernment of elders.

Psalm 147:19

He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.

Proverbs 17:6

Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

Isaiah 43:27

Your first father sinned; those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.

Jeremiah 18:18

They said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.’

Jeremiah 19:7

‘ “In this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who want to kill them, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds and the wild animals.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not ask, “Where is the Lord?” Those who deal with the law did not know me; the leaders rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, following worthless idols.

Jeremiah 4:22

‘My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.’

Jeremiah 48:14

‘How can you say, “We are warriors, men valiant in battle”?

Hosea 8:12

I wrote for them the many things of my law, but they regarded them as something foreign.

Matthew 15:6

they are not to “honour their father or mother” with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

John 9:41

Jesus said, ‘If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

Romans 1:22

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools