Jeremiah 4:22 “For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah]; “They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are shre...

4:22 AMP

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Amplified Bible - “For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah]; “They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are shrewd [enough] to do evil, But they do not know [how] to do good.”
新标点和合本 - 耶和华说：“我的百姓愚顽，不认识我；他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “我的百姓愚顽，不认识我；他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “我的百姓愚顽，不认识我；他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
当代译本 - 耶和华说：“我的子民愚顽，不认识我，是蒙昧无知的儿女，善于行恶，不知行善。”
圣经新译本 - “我的子民愚妄，他们连我都不认识，是无知的儿女，没有悟性；他们有智慧行恶，却没有知识行善。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶和华说：“我的百姓愚顽，不认识我。他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华说：“我的百姓愚顽，不认识我，他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
New International Version - “My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”
New International Reader's Version - The Lord says, “My people are foolish. They do not know me. They are children who do not have any sense. They have no understanding at all. They are skilled in doing what is evil. They do not know how to do what is good.”
English Standard Version - “For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”
New Living Translation - “My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”
The Message - “What fools my people are! They have no idea who I am. A company of half-wits, dopes and donkeys all! Experts at evil but klutzes at good.”
Christian Standard Bible - “For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
New American Standard Bible - “For My people are foolish, They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are skillful at doing evil, But they do not know how to do good.”
New King James Version - “For My people are foolish, They have not known Me. They are silly children, And they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, But to do good they have no knowledge.”
American Standard Version - For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
King James Version - For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
New English Translation - The Lord answered, “This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
World English Bible - “For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”
新標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我的百姓愚頑，不認識我；他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「我的百姓愚頑，不認識我；他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「我的百姓愚頑，不認識我；他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。」
當代譯本 - 耶和華說：「我的子民愚頑，不認識我，是蒙昧無知的兒女，善於行惡，不知行善。」
聖經新譯本 - “我的子民愚妄，他們連我都不認識，是無知的兒女，沒有悟性；他們有智慧行惡，卻沒有知識行善。”
呂振中譯本 - 『因為我的人民愚妄，連我、他們也不認識；愚頑的兒女啊、他們！無知啊、他們！他們有智巧去作壞事，要怎樣行善、卻不曉得。』
現代標點和合本 - 耶和華說：「我的百姓愚頑，不認識我。他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。」
文理和合譯本 - 我民蒙昧、而不我識、愚蠢之子、罔有聰慧、行惡有智、行善無智、○
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華曰、我民愚昧、俱不知我、不明孰甚、作惡則智、為善則愚。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主曰、我民愚拙、俱不知我、蒙昧之子、毫無明哲、惟巧於行惡、不知行善、
Nueva Versión Internacional - «Mi pueblo es necio, no me conoce; son hijos insensatos que no tienen entendimiento. Son hábiles para hacer el mal; no saben hacer el bien».
현대인의 성경 - “내 백성은 미련하여 나를 알지 못하며 지각 없는 자식과 같아서 그들에게는 총명함이 없구나. 그들이 악을 행하는 데는 약삭빠르면서도 선을 행하는 데는 무지하다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - – Бестолков Мой народ: Меня он не знает. Глупые они дети; нет у них разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
Восточный перевод - – Бестолков Мой народ, Меня он не знает. Мой народ – глупые дети; нет у моих детей разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Бестолков Мой народ, Меня он не знает. Мой народ – глупые дети; нет у моих детей разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Бестолков Мой народ, Меня он не знает. Мой народ – глупые дети; нет у моих детей разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ah ! Mon peuple est stupide ! Il ne me connaît pas, ce sont des enfants insensés qui ne comprennent rien. Ils n’ont d’habileté ╵que pour faire du mal, mais ils ne savent pas ╵faire ce qui est bien.
リビングバイブル - 「わたしの民が愚かなことをやめるまでだ。彼らは、わたしの言うことを聞こうとしない。理解力のない子で、判断力がない。悪いことをするとなると素早いが、正しいことをする才能など、まるで持ち合わせていない。」
Nova Versão Internacional - “O meu povo é tolo, eles não me conhecem. São crianças insensatas que nada compreendem. São hábeis para praticar o mal, mas não sabem fazer o bem.”
Hoffnung für alle - Der Herr spricht: »Mein Volk ist töricht und verbohrt, sie wollen mich nicht kennen. Sie sind wie unverständige und dumme Kinder. Böses zu tun, damit kennen sie sich aus, aber wie man Gutes tut, das wissen sie nicht!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Dân Ta thật là điên dại, chẳng nhìn biết Ta,” Chúa Hằng Hữu phán. “Chúng ngu muội như trẻ con không có trí khôn. Chúng chỉ đủ khôn ngoan để làm ác chứ chẳng biết cách làm lành!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ประชากรของเราโง่เขลา พวกเขาไม่รู้จักเรา พวกเขาเป็นเด็กเหลวไหล ไม่มีความเข้าใจ พวกเขาช่ำชองในการทำชั่ว ทำดีไม่เป็นเลย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “ด้วยว่า ชนชาติของเราโง่เขลา พวกเขาไม่รู้จักเรา เขาเป็นเด็กโง่ ไม่มีความเข้าใจ พวกเขาชำนาญในการกระทำความชั่ว และไม่รู้ว่ากระทำความดีได้อย่างไร”

交叉引用

Deuteronomy 32:6 - Do you thus repay the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is not He your Father who has acquired you [as His own]? He has made you and established you [as a nation].
2 Samuel 13:3 - But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd (cunning) man.
Matthew 23:16 - “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears [an oath] by the sanctuary of the temple, that is nothing (non-binding); but whoever swears [an oath] by the gold of the temple is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’
Matthew 23:17 - You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the sanctuary of the temple that sanctified the gold?
Matthew 23:18 - And [you scribes and Pharisees say], ‘Whoever swears [an oath] by the altar, that is nothing (non-binding), but whoever swears [an oath] by the offering on it, he is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’
Matthew 23:19 - You [spiritually] blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
Matthew 23:20 - Therefore, whoever swears [an oath] by the altar, swears both by it and by everything [offered] on it.
Matthew 23:21 - And whoever swears [an oath] by the sanctuary of the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells within it.
Matthew 23:22 - And whoever swears [an oath] by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Matthew 23:23 - “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you give a tenth (tithe) of your mint and dill and cumin [focusing on minor matters], and have neglected the weightier [more important moral and spiritual] provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the [primary] things you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
Matthew 23:24 - You [spiritually] blind guides, who strain out a gnat [consuming yourselves with miniscule matters] and swallow a camel [ignoring and violating God’s precepts]!
Matthew 23:25 - “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and robbery and self-indulgence (unrestrained greed).
Matthew 23:26 - You [spiritually] blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate [examine and change your inner self to conform to God’s precepts], so that the outside [your public life and deeds] may be clean also.
Isaiah 29:10 - For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep. He has closed your eyes, [you who are] the prophets; And He has covered your heads, [you who are] the seers.
Isaiah 29:11 - The entire vision [of all these things] will be to you like the words of a scroll that is sealed, which they give to one who can read, saying, “Read this, please,” he shall say, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”
Isaiah 29:12 - Then the book will be given to the one who cannot read, saying, “Read this, please.” And he will say, “I cannot read.”
Luke 16:8 - And his master commended the unjust manager [not for his misdeeds, but] because he had acted shrewdly [by preparing for his future unemployment]; for the sons of this age [the non-believers] are shrewder in relation to their own kind [that is, to the ways of the secular world] than are the sons of light [the believers].
Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel, For the Lord has a [legal] case with the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness [no steadfast love, no dependability] or loyalty or kindness Or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land.
Jeremiah 8:7 - Even the stork in the sky Knows her seasons [of migration], And the turtledove, the swallow and the crane Observe the time of their return. But My people do not know The law of the Lord.
Jeremiah 8:8 - “How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us [and we are learned in its language and teachings]’? Behold, [the truth is that] the lying pen of the scribes Has made the law into a lie [a mere code of ceremonial observances].
Jeremiah 8:9 - The wise men are shamed, They are dismayed and caught. Behold, they have [manipulated and] rejected the [truth in the] word of the Lord, And what kind of wisdom and insight do they have?
2 Samuel 16:21 - Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself odious to your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened [by your boldness and audacity].”
2 Samuel 16:22 - So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the king’s palace], and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
2 Samuel 16:23 - The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man had consulted the word of God; that is how all Ahithophel’s counsel was regarded by both David and Absalom.
Isaiah 1:3 - The ox [instinctively] knows its owner, And the donkey its master’s feeding trough, But Israel does not know [Me as Lord], My people do not understand.”
Psalms 14:1 - The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds; There is no one who does good.
Psalms 14:2 - The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there are any who understand (act wisely), Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
Psalms 14:3 - They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
Psalms 14:4 - Have all the workers of wickedness and injustice no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord?
1 Corinthians 1:20 - Where is the wise man (philosopher)? Where is the scribe (scholar)? Where is the debater (logician, orator) of this age? Has God not exposed the foolishness of this world’s wisdom?
1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since the world through all its [earthly] wisdom failed to recognize God, God in His wisdom was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached [regarding salvation] to save those who believe [in Christ and welcome Him as Savior].
Isaiah 42:19 - Who is blind but My servant [Israel], Or deaf like My messenger whom I send? Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [in a covenant relationship], Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
Isaiah 42:20 - You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but no one hears.
Jeremiah 10:8 - But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish In their discipline of delusion—their idol is [only] wood [it is ridiculous, empty and worthless]!
Jeremiah 5:4 - Then I said, “[Surely] these are only the poor (uneducated); They are [sinfully] foolish and have no [spiritual] understanding, For they do not know the way of the Lord Or the ordinance of their God [and the requirements of His just and righteous law].
Isaiah 6:9 - And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not understand; Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
Isaiah 6:10 - Make the heart of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.”
Romans 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
Jeremiah 13:23 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots? Then you also can do good Who are accustomed to evil and even trained to do it.
Romans 1:22 - Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Isaiah 27:11 - When its branches are dry, they are broken off; The women come and make a fire with them. For they are not a people of understanding, Therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them, And He who created them will not be gracious to them.
Hosea 5:4 - Their [immoral] practices will not permit them To return to their God, For the spirit of prostitution is within them And they do not know the Lord [they do not recognize, appreciate, heed or cherish Him].
John 16:3 - And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
Deuteronomy 32:28 - “For they are a nation devoid of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.
Hosea 4:6 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will]. Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Micah 2:1 - Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness And plot evil on their beds! When morning comes, they practice evil Because it is in the power of their hands.
Romans 3:11 - There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God.
Jeremiah 5:21 - ‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear.
Romans 16:19 - For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
1 Corinthians 14:20 - Brothers and sisters, do not be children [immature, childlike] in your thinking; be infants in [matters of] evil [completely innocent and inexperienced], but in your minds be mature [adults].

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - “For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah]; “They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are shrewd [enough] to do evil, But they do not know [how] to do good.”
新标点和合本 - 耶和华说：“我的百姓愚顽，不认识我；他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “我的百姓愚顽，不认识我；他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “我的百姓愚顽，不认识我；他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
当代译本 - 耶和华说：“我的子民愚顽，不认识我，是蒙昧无知的儿女，善于行恶，不知行善。”
圣经新译本 - “我的子民愚妄，他们连我都不认识，是无知的儿女，没有悟性；他们有智慧行恶，却没有知识行善。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶和华说：“我的百姓愚顽，不认识我。他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华说：“我的百姓愚顽，不认识我，他们是愚昧无知的儿女，有智慧行恶，没有知识行善。”
New International Version - “My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”
New International Reader's Version - The Lord says, “My people are foolish. They do not know me. They are children who do not have any sense. They have no understanding at all. They are skilled in doing what is evil. They do not know how to do what is good.”
English Standard Version - “For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”
New Living Translation - “My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”
The Message - “What fools my people are! They have no idea who I am. A company of half-wits, dopes and donkeys all! Experts at evil but klutzes at good.”
Christian Standard Bible - “For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
New American Standard Bible - “For My people are foolish, They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are skillful at doing evil, But they do not know how to do good.”
New King James Version - “For My people are foolish, They have not known Me. They are silly children, And they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, But to do good they have no knowledge.”
American Standard Version - For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
King James Version - For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
New English Translation - The Lord answered, “This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
World English Bible - “For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”
新標點和合本 - 耶和華說：我的百姓愚頑，不認識我；他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「我的百姓愚頑，不認識我；他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「我的百姓愚頑，不認識我；他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。」
當代譯本 - 耶和華說：「我的子民愚頑，不認識我，是蒙昧無知的兒女，善於行惡，不知行善。」
聖經新譯本 - “我的子民愚妄，他們連我都不認識，是無知的兒女，沒有悟性；他們有智慧行惡，卻沒有知識行善。”
呂振中譯本 - 『因為我的人民愚妄，連我、他們也不認識；愚頑的兒女啊、他們！無知啊、他們！他們有智巧去作壞事，要怎樣行善、卻不曉得。』
現代標點和合本 - 耶和華說：「我的百姓愚頑，不認識我。他們是愚昧無知的兒女，有智慧行惡，沒有知識行善。」
文理和合譯本 - 我民蒙昧、而不我識、愚蠢之子、罔有聰慧、行惡有智、行善無智、○
文理委辦譯本 - 耶和華曰、我民愚昧、俱不知我、不明孰甚、作惡則智、為善則愚。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主曰、我民愚拙、俱不知我、蒙昧之子、毫無明哲、惟巧於行惡、不知行善、
Nueva Versión Internacional - «Mi pueblo es necio, no me conoce; son hijos insensatos que no tienen entendimiento. Son hábiles para hacer el mal; no saben hacer el bien».
현대인의 성경 - “내 백성은 미련하여 나를 알지 못하며 지각 없는 자식과 같아서 그들에게는 총명함이 없구나. 그들이 악을 행하는 데는 약삭빠르면서도 선을 행하는 데는 무지하다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - – Бестолков Мой народ: Меня он не знает. Глупые они дети; нет у них разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
Восточный перевод - – Бестолков Мой народ, Меня он не знает. Мой народ – глупые дети; нет у моих детей разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Бестолков Мой народ, Меня он не знает. Мой народ – глупые дети; нет у моих детей разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Бестолков Мой народ, Меня он не знает. Мой народ – глупые дети; нет у моих детей разума. Они мастера совершать зло, а делать добро не умеют.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Ah ! Mon peuple est stupide ! Il ne me connaît pas, ce sont des enfants insensés qui ne comprennent rien. Ils n’ont d’habileté ╵que pour faire du mal, mais ils ne savent pas ╵faire ce qui est bien.
リビングバイブル - 「わたしの民が愚かなことをやめるまでだ。彼らは、わたしの言うことを聞こうとしない。理解力のない子で、判断力がない。悪いことをするとなると素早いが、正しいことをする才能など、まるで持ち合わせていない。」
Nova Versão Internacional - “O meu povo é tolo, eles não me conhecem. São crianças insensatas que nada compreendem. São hábeis para praticar o mal, mas não sabem fazer o bem.”
Hoffnung für alle - Der Herr spricht: »Mein Volk ist töricht und verbohrt, sie wollen mich nicht kennen. Sie sind wie unverständige und dumme Kinder. Böses zu tun, damit kennen sie sich aus, aber wie man Gutes tut, das wissen sie nicht!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Dân Ta thật là điên dại, chẳng nhìn biết Ta,” Chúa Hằng Hữu phán. “Chúng ngu muội như trẻ con không có trí khôn. Chúng chỉ đủ khôn ngoan để làm ác chứ chẳng biết cách làm lành!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ประชากรของเราโง่เขลา พวกเขาไม่รู้จักเรา พวกเขาเป็นเด็กเหลวไหล ไม่มีความเข้าใจ พวกเขาช่ำชองในการทำชั่ว ทำดีไม่เป็นเลย”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “ด้วยว่า ชนชาติของเราโง่เขลา พวกเขาไม่รู้จักเรา เขาเป็นเด็กโง่ ไม่มีความเข้าใจ พวกเขาชำนาญในการกระทำความชั่ว และไม่รู้ว่ากระทำความดีได้อย่างไร”

Deuteronomy 32:6 - Do you thus repay the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is not He your Father who has acquired you [as His own]? He has made you and established you [as a nation].
2 Samuel 13:3 - But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd (cunning) man.
Matthew 23:16 - “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears [an oath] by the sanctuary of the temple, that is nothing (non-binding); but whoever swears [an oath] by the gold of the temple is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’
Matthew 23:17 - You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the sanctuary of the temple that sanctified the gold?
Matthew 23:18 - And [you scribes and Pharisees say], ‘Whoever swears [an oath] by the altar, that is nothing (non-binding), but whoever swears [an oath] by the offering on it, he is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’
Matthew 23:19 - You [spiritually] blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
Matthew 23:20 - Therefore, whoever swears [an oath] by the altar, swears both by it and by everything [offered] on it.
Matthew 23:21 - And whoever swears [an oath] by the sanctuary of the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells within it.
Matthew 23:22 - And whoever swears [an oath] by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Matthew 23:23 - “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you give a tenth (tithe) of your mint and dill and cumin [focusing on minor matters], and have neglected the weightier [more important moral and spiritual] provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the [primary] things you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
Matthew 23:24 - You [spiritually] blind guides, who strain out a gnat [consuming yourselves with miniscule matters] and swallow a camel [ignoring and violating God’s precepts]!
Matthew 23:25 - “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and robbery and self-indulgence (unrestrained greed).
Matthew 23:26 - You [spiritually] blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate [examine and change your inner self to conform to God’s precepts], so that the outside [your public life and deeds] may be clean also.
Isaiah 29:10 - For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep. He has closed your eyes, [you who are] the prophets; And He has covered your heads, [you who are] the seers.
Isaiah 29:11 - The entire vision [of all these things] will be to you like the words of a scroll that is sealed, which they give to one who can read, saying, “Read this, please,” he shall say, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”
Isaiah 29:12 - Then the book will be given to the one who cannot read, saying, “Read this, please.” And he will say, “I cannot read.”
Luke 16:8 - And his master commended the unjust manager [not for his misdeeds, but] because he had acted shrewdly [by preparing for his future unemployment]; for the sons of this age [the non-believers] are shrewder in relation to their own kind [that is, to the ways of the secular world] than are the sons of light [the believers].
Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel, For the Lord has a [legal] case with the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness [no steadfast love, no dependability] or loyalty or kindness Or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land.
Jeremiah 8:7 - Even the stork in the sky Knows her seasons [of migration], And the turtledove, the swallow and the crane Observe the time of their return. But My people do not know The law of the Lord.
Jeremiah 8:8 - “How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us [and we are learned in its language and teachings]’? Behold, [the truth is that] the lying pen of the scribes Has made the law into a lie [a mere code of ceremonial observances].
Jeremiah 8:9 - The wise men are shamed, They are dismayed and caught. Behold, they have [manipulated and] rejected the [truth in the] word of the Lord, And what kind of wisdom and insight do they have?
2 Samuel 16:21 - Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself odious to your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened [by your boldness and audacity].”
2 Samuel 16:22 - So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the king’s palace], and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
2 Samuel 16:23 - The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man had consulted the word of God; that is how all Ahithophel’s counsel was regarded by both David and Absalom.
Isaiah 1:3 - The ox [instinctively] knows its owner, And the donkey its master’s feeding trough, But Israel does not know [Me as Lord], My people do not understand.”
Psalms 14:1 - The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds; There is no one who does good.
Psalms 14:2 - The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there are any who understand (act wisely), Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
Psalms 14:3 - They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
Psalms 14:4 - Have all the workers of wickedness and injustice no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord?
1 Corinthians 1:20 - Where is the wise man (philosopher)? Where is the scribe (scholar)? Where is the debater (logician, orator) of this age? Has God not exposed the foolishness of this world’s wisdom?
1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since the world through all its [earthly] wisdom failed to recognize God, God in His wisdom was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached [regarding salvation] to save those who believe [in Christ and welcome Him as Savior].
Isaiah 42:19 - Who is blind but My servant [Israel], Or deaf like My messenger whom I send? Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [in a covenant relationship], Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
Isaiah 42:20 - You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but no one hears.
Jeremiah 10:8 - But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish In their discipline of delusion—their idol is [only] wood [it is ridiculous, empty and worthless]!
Jeremiah 5:4 - Then I said, “[Surely] these are only the poor (uneducated); They are [sinfully] foolish and have no [spiritual] understanding, For they do not know the way of the Lord Or the ordinance of their God [and the requirements of His just and righteous law].
Isaiah 6:9 - And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not understand; Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
Isaiah 6:10 - Make the heart of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.”
Romans 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
Jeremiah 13:23 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots? Then you also can do good Who are accustomed to evil and even trained to do it.
Romans 1:22 - Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Isaiah 27:11 - When its branches are dry, they are broken off; The women come and make a fire with them. For they are not a people of understanding, Therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them, And He who created them will not be gracious to them.
Hosea 5:4 - Their [immoral] practices will not permit them To return to their God, For the spirit of prostitution is within them And they do not know the Lord [they do not recognize, appreciate, heed or cherish Him].
John 16:3 - And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
Deuteronomy 32:28 - “For they are a nation devoid of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.
Hosea 4:6 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will]. Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Micah 2:1 - Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness And plot evil on their beds! When morning comes, they practice evil Because it is in the power of their hands.
Romans 3:11 - There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God.
Jeremiah 5:21 - ‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear.
Romans 16:19 - For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
1 Corinthians 14:20 - Brothers and sisters, do not be children [immature, childlike] in your thinking; be infants in [matters of] evil [completely innocent and inexperienced], but in your minds be mature [adults].