:Matthew quotes the [[Septuagint]] text, Isaiah 29:13. <br> Compare Mark 7:6-7.
:Jesus condemns [[Pharisees|Pharisaic]] rules taught as inviolable doctrines of holiness that by their very character hypocritically oppose compassion and justice by supporting with [[sophistry]] and legal [[casuistry]] [[greed]] and [[narcissism]] as forms of self-promoting "godly [[religion]]" ([http://biblehub.com/greek/2150.htm Greek ''eusebia'' '''εύσέβεια''']). Compare 1 Timothy 6:3-10; Luke 16:13-15; Matthew 23:1-3.
:See Matthew 23:23-24; Leviticus 27:30; Micah 6:8.