‘These(A) people [a]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.

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  1. Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.

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13 Therefore the Lord said:

(A)“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths
And honor Me (B)with their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

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13 The Lord says:

“These people(A) come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,(B)
    but their hearts are far from me.(C)
Their worship of me
    is based on merely human rules they have been taught.[a](D)

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  1. Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules

31 So (A)they come to you as people do, they (B)sit before you as My people, and they (C)hear your words, but they do not do them; (D)for with their mouth they show much love, but (E)their hearts pursue their own gain.

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)

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21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your (A)heart is not right in the sight of God.

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21 You have no part or share(A) in this ministry, because your heart is not right(B) before God.

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10 For

(A)“He who would love life
And see good days,
(B)Let him [a]refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips from speaking deceit.

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  1. 1 Peter 3:10 restrain

10 For,

“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.

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12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;

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12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.(A)

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You have planted them, yes, they have taken root;
They grow, yes, they bear fruit.
(A)You are near in their mouth
But far from their [a]mind.

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  1. Jeremiah 12:2 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

You have planted(A) them, and they have taken root;
    they grow and bear fruit.(B)
You are always on their lips
    but far from their hearts.(C)

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26 My son, give me your heart,
And let your eyes observe my ways.

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Saying 18

26 My son,(A) give me your heart
    and let your eyes delight in my ways,(B)

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47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, (A)an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

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47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite(A) in whom there is no deceit.”(B)

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