Psalms 115:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They have mouths, but no voice; they have eyes, but they see not;

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 10:5 : 5 It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 135:15-18
    4 verses
    96%

    15 The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

    16 They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

    17 They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

    18 Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

  • Ps 115:6-8
    3 verses
    90%

    6 They have ears, but no hearing; they have noses, but no sense of smell;

    7 They have hands without feeling, and feet without power of walking; and no sound comes from their throat.

    8 Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his faith in them.

  • 4 Their images are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

  • 18 They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.

  • 21 Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

  • 5 It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.

  • Isa 44:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.

    10 Whoever makes a god, makes nothing but a metal image in which there is no profit.

  • 18 Give ear, you whose ears are shut; and let your eyes be open, you blind, so that you may see.

  • 4 But even to this day the Lord has not given you a mind open to knowledge, or seeing eyes or hearing ears.

  • 7 See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

  • 20 Seeing much, but keeping nothing in mind; his ears are open, but there is no hearing.

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    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • 8 As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.

  • 18 Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?

  • 15 They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.

  • 7 Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

  • 17 The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.

  • 10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dogs without tongues, unable to make a sound; stretched out dreaming, loving sleep.

  • 5 They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.

  • 3 And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.

  • 7 And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.

  • 5 Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.

  • 4 Have you eyes of flesh, or do you see as man sees?

  • Jer 51:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17 Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them.

    18 They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.

  • 15 Fear has overcome them, they have no more answers to give; they have come to an end of words.

  • 8 Their land is full of images; they give worship to the work of their hands, even to that which their fingers have made.

  • 19 A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.

  • 3 There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.

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    9 For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

  • 16 The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

  • 16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

  • 4 Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.

  • 28 There you will be the servants of gods, made by men's hands, of wood and stone, having no power of seeing or hearing or taking food or smelling.

  • 28 For they are a nation without wisdom; there is no sense in them.

  • 13 But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

  • Rom 3:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17 And of the way of peace they have no knowledge:

    18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • 11 They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

  • 8 But they are together like beasts and foolish: the teaching of false gods is wood.