Psalm 78:36
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36 But they flattered him with their mouths;
they lied to him with their tongues.(A)
Ezekiel 33:31
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31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not obey them. For flattery is on their lips, but their heart is set on their gain.[a](A)
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- 33.31 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 29:13
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13 The Lord said:
Because these people draw near with their mouths
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me
and their worship of me is a human commandment learned by rote,(A)
Hosea 11:12
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12 [a]Ephraim has surrounded me with lies
and the house of Israel with deceit,
but Judah still walks[b] with God
and is faithful to the Holy One.(A)
Isaiah 57:11
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11 Whom did you dread and fear
so that you lied
and did not remember me
or give me a thought?
Have I not kept silent and closed my eyes,[a]
and so you do not fear me?(A)
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- 57.11 Gk Vg: Heb silent even for a long time
Psalm 106:12-13
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12 Then they believed his words;
they sang his praise.(A)
13 But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.(B)
Psalm 18:44
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44 As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me;
foreigners came cringing to me.
Deuteronomy 5:28-29
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28 “The Lord heard your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me, ‘I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you; they are right in all that they have spoken.(A) 29 If only they had such a mind as this, to fear me and to keep all my commandments always, so that it might go well with them and with their children forever!(B)
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