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Ezekiel 33:31-32
And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful gain.And behold, you are to them like a love song by one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them.
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Psalms 106:12-13
Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.They quickly forgot His works; They did not wait for His plan,
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John 5:35
He was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
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Isaiah 58:2
Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.
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Mark 6:20
for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he had been protecting him. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; and yet he used to enjoy listening to him.
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Psalms 78:34-37
When He killed them, then they sought Him, And they returned and searched diligently for God;And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.But they flattered Him with their mouth And lied to Him with their tongue.For their heart was not steadfast toward Him, Nor were they faithful with His covenant.
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2 Chronicles 24 14
When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and it was made into utensils for the house of the Lord, utensils for the service and the burnt offerings, and pans and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually, all the days of Jehoiada.
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2 Chronicles 24 6
So the king summoned Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him,“ Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the contribution of Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?”
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Mark 4:16-17
And in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;and yet they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution occurs because of the word, immediately they fall away.
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1 Samuel 11 13-1 Samuel 11 15
But Saul said,“ Not a single person shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has brought about victory in Israel.”Then Samuel said to the people,“ Come, and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they also offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
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Acts 8:13
Now even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was repeatedly amazed.
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Matthew 13:5-6
Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
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Galatians 4:14-15
and you did not despise that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition, nor express contempt, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.Where then is that sense of blessing you had? For I testify about you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
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2 Chronicles 24 2
Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.