Micah 7:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ Both hands are good  at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Both their hands are put forth and are upon what is evil to do it diligently; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters his evil desire. Thus they twist between them [the course of justice].

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

Common English Bible

³ Their hands are skilled at doing evil. Official and judge alike ask for a bribe; the powerful speak however they like; this is how they conspire.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ The evil of their hands, they call good. The leader is demanding, and the judge is yielding, and the great is speaking the desire of his soul, and they have confused it.

Micah 7:3 Cross References

Proverbs 16:30

The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions; the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Isaiah 26:21

For look, the Lord is coming from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal the blood shed on it and will no longer conceal her slain.

Isaiah 3:5

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbour against neighbour; the young will act arrogantly towards the old, and the worthless towards the honourable.

Isaiah 32:7

The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor person says what is right.

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

Jeremiah 3:5

Will he bear a grudge for ever? Will he be endlessly infuriated? ’ This is what you have said, but you have done the evil things you are capable of.

Jeremiah 4:22

‘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.’

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore, I will give  their wives to other men, their fields to new occupants, for from the least to the greatest, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

Ezekiel 22:12

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood.  You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbours.  You have forgotten me.  This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:27

‘Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

Ezekiel 22:6

‘ “Look, every prince of Israel  within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Ezekiel 34:21

Since you have pushed with flank and shoulder and butted all the weak ones with your horns until you scattered them all over,

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me, ‘The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed,  and the city full of perversity. For they say, “The Lord has abandoned the land;  he does not see.”

Hosea 4:18

When their drinking is over, they turn to promiscuity. Israel’s leaders  fervently love disgrace.

Hosea 7:3

They please the king with their evil, the princes with their lies.

Amos 5:12

For I know that your crimes are many and your sins innumerable. They oppress the righteous,  take a bribe, and deprive the poor of justice  at the city gates.

Micah 2:8

But recently my people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from those who are passing through confidently, like those returning from war.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practise divination for silver. Yet they lean on the  Lord, saying, ‘Isn’t the Lord   among us? No disaster will overtake us.’

Micah 3:2

You hate good and love evil. You tear off people’s skin and strip their flesh from their bones.

Matthew 26:15

and said, ‘What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you? ’ So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver for him.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge  anything prematurely, before the Lord comes,  who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.