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Ezekiel 33:31

So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

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ASV

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

KJV

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְיָב֣וֹאוּve.ya.Vo.'uso they may comeH935 →
אֵ֠לֶיךָ'E.lei.khato youH413 →
כִּמְבוֹא־kim.Vo'-like [the] coming ofH3996 →
עָ֞ם'ama peopleH5971 →
וְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.Vuso they may sitH3427 →
לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'Uand they hearH8085 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khawords yourH1697 →
וְאוֹתָ֖םve.'o.Tamand <obj.> themH853 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יַֽעֲשׂ֑וּya.'a.Suthey doH6213 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עֲגָבִ֤ים'a.ga.Vimlustful desiresH5690 →
בְּפִיהֶם֙be.fi.Hemin mouth theirH6310 →
הֵ֣מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
עֹשִׂ֔ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
בִצְעָ֖םvitz.'Amunjust gain theirH1215 →
לִבָּ֥םli.Bamheart theirH3820 →
הֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.Lekh[is] goingH1980 →

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Mark 7:6Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Matthew 15:8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”Matthew 13:22The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.Psalms 78:36–37But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.James 1:22–24Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.James 2:14–16What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?John 6:26Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!Luke 6:48–49He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.1 John 3:18Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.1 John 3:17–18If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

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