Psalm 78:36–37; Isaiah 29:13; Jeremiah 12:2; 1 John 3:18

36  But they kflattered him with their mouths;

they llied to him with their tongues.

37  Their mheart was not nsteadfast toward him;

they were not faithful to his covenant.


13  And the Lord said:

Because uthis people vdraw near with their mouth

and honor me with their lips,

while their hearts are far from me,

and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,


You plant them, and they take root;

they grow and produce fruit;

pyou are near in their mouth

and far from their heart.


18 Little children, let us not ilove in word or talk but in deed and jin truth.