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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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  1. 33.31 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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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‘This people honors me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me;(A)

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

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in vain do they worship me,
    teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ ”(A)

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They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(A)[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13

He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written,

‘This people honors me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me;(A)

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He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

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

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in vain do they worship me,
    teaching human precepts as doctrines.’

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They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13