Matthew 15

Being that "scribes" were considered the most wise, intelligent, knowledgeable, religious law makers and interpreters amongst the Jews, it is as they challenged the Savior's disciples -

"Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread."  (New Testament | Matthew 15:2)

Obviously, an intepretation and establishment of religious law given by the scribes.  The Savior in turned asked them -

"...Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."  (New Testament | Matthew 15:3 - 9)

This must have really offended the elite scribes in their pride.  It appears that in the wisdom of man, the scribes established a man-made law that suggested that if they designated their possessions as a donation to God, that they were free from caring for the parents.  This seems to be much like the wisdom of man and our lawmakers today, many times not in accordance with the commandments and will of God.  It is with that the the Savior teaches an important doctrine -

"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."  (New Testament | Matthew 15:11)

To His disciple the Lord explained what He meant -

"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man."  (New Testament | Matthew 15:14 - 20)

As we liken the scriptures unto ourselves, we see deceitfulness, unaccountibility, and falsehoods that come from the so called elites of our day.  Thus He said to His followers -

"...Hear, and understand:"  (New Testament | Matthew 15:10)