THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW - Chapter 15 - Verse 8

Verse 8. Draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, etc. That is, they are regular in the forms of worship. They are strict in ceremonial observances, and keep the law outwardly; but God requires the heart, and that they have not rendered.

See Barnes on "Mt 15:1"

{f} "This people" Isaiah 29:13