Matthew 15:8
King James VersionSource notes
“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with lips; but their heart is far from me.”
Context
5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to father or mother, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6And honour not his father or his mother, Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with lips; but their heart is far from me.
9But in vain they do worship me, teaching doctrines the commandments of men.
10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.