Malachi 3:5

Conservative English Version

The LORD All-Powerful said: I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practice witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or mistreat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham answered: I did it because I didn't think any of you respected God, and I was sure that someone would kill me to get my wife.

Genesis 42:18

before saying to them: Since I respect God, I'll give you a chance to save your lives.

Nehemiah 5:15

Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their officials had been a burden to the people. But I respected God, and I didn't think it was right to be so hard on them.

Job 31:12

sending me to destruction and my crops to the flames.

Job 7:2

We are slaves in search of shade; we are laborers longing for our wages.

Psalm 36:1

(For the music leader by David, the LORD's servant.) Sinners don't respect God; sin is all they think about.

Psalm 81:8

"Listen, my people, while I, the Lord, correct you! Israel, if you would only pay attention to me!

Psalm 96:13

to the LORD. He is coming to judge all people on earth with fairness and truth.

Psalm 98:9

Let them worship the LORD! He is coming to judge everyone on the earth, and he will be honest and fair.

Exodus 1:17

But the two women were faithful to God and did not kill the boys, even though the king had told them to.

Exodus 18:21

You will need to appoint some competent leaders who respect God and are trustworthy and honest. Then put them over groups of ten, fifty, a hundred, and a thousand.

Exodus 20:7

Do not misuse my name. I am the LORD your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

Exodus 22:20

Death is the punishment for offering sacrifices to any god except me.

Proverbs 16:6

If we truly love God, our sins will be forgiven; if we show him respect, we will keep away from sin.

Proverbs 8:13

If you respect the LORD, you will hate evil. I hate pride and conceit and deceitful lies.

Isaiah 57:3

You people are unfaithful! You go to fortunetellers, and you worship idols. Now pay close attention!

Jeremiah 23:10

Those unfaithful prophets misuse their power all over the country. So God turned the pasturelands into scorching deserts.

Jeremiah 27:10

If you listen to such lies, I will have you dragged far from your country and killed.

Jeremiah 27:9

You might have people in your kingdom who claim they can tell the future by magic or by talking with the dead or by dreams or messages from a god. But don't pay attention if any of them tell you not to obey Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 29:23

(SEE 29:21)

Jeremiah 42:5

They answered, "The LORD himself will be our witness that we promise to do whatever he says,

Jeremiah 5:2

Everyone breaks promises made in my name."

Jeremiah 5:29

You need to be punished, and so I will take revenge.

Leviticus 19:13

Do not steal anything or cheat anyone, and don't fail to pay your workers at the end of each day.

Leviticus 20:10

If any of you men have sex with another man's wife, both you and the woman will be put to death.

Leviticus 20:27

If you claim to receive messages from the dead, you will be put to death by stoning, just as you deserve.

Leviticus 20:6

I will be your enemy if you go to someone who claims to speak with the dead, and I will destroy you from among my people.

Micah 1:2

Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention. The LORD God accuses you from his holy temple.

Habakkuk 1:12

Holy LORD God, mighty rock, you are eternal, and we are safe from death. You are using those Babylonians to judge and punish others.

Zechariah 11:12

I told them, "Pay me my wages, if you think you should; otherwise, forget it." So they handed me my wages, a measly thirty pieces of silver. Then the LORD said, "Throw the money into the treasury." So I threw the money into the treasury at the LORD's temple.

Malachi 1:6

I, the LORD All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, "How did we insult you?"

Malachi 2:14

And why isn't God pleased? It's because he knows that each of you men has been unfaithful to the wife you married when you were young. You promised that she would be your partner, but now you have broken that promise.

Malachi 2:17

You have worn out the LORD with your words. And yet, you ask, "How did we do that?" You did it by saying, "The LORD is pleased with evil and doesn't care about justice."

Luke 23:40

But the other criminal told the first one off, "Don't you fear God? Aren't you getting the same punishment as this man?

Romans 3:8

You might as well say, "Let's do something evil, so that something good will come of it!" Some people even claim that we are saying this. But God is fair and will judge them as well.

Deuteronomy 15:13

And don't just tell them they are free to leave--

Deuteronomy 18:10

Don't sacrifice your son or daughter. And don't try to use any kind of magic or witchcraft to tell fortunes or to cast spells or to talk with spirits of the dead.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Make sure that orphans and foreigners are treated fairly. And if you lend money to a widow and want to keep something of hers to guarantee that she will pay you back, don't take any of her clothes.

Deuteronomy 27:19

(SEE 27:14)

Deuteronomy 5:11

Do not misuse my name. I am the LORD your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

You must not cheat any of the Lord's followers in matters of sex. Remember, we warned you that he punishes everyone who does such things.

Hebrews 13:4

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

James 5:12

My friends, above all else, don't take an oath. You must not swear by heaven or by earth or by anything else. "Yes" or "No" is all you need to say. If you say anything more, you will be condemned.

James 5:4

You refused to pay the people who worked in your fields, and now their unpaid wages are shouting out against you. The Lord All-Powerful has surely heard the cries of the workers who harvested your crops.

Revelation 21:8

But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulfur. This is the second death.

Revelation 22:15

But outside the city will be dogs, witches, immoral people, murderers, idol worshipers, and everyone who loves to tell lies and do wrong.