Hosea 12:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

Israel, you enjoy cheating and taking advantage of others.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord hates anyone who cheats, but he likes everyone who is honest.

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.

John 2:16

Jesus said to the people who had been selling doves, “Get those doves out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace.”

Malachi 3:5

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.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Amos 5:11

you abuse the poor and demand heavy taxes from them. You have built expensive homes, but you won't enjoy them; you have planted vineyards, but you will get no wine.

Amos 4:1

You women of Samaria are fat cows! You mistreat and abuse the poor and needy, then you say to your husbands, “Bring us more drinks!”

Amos 3:9

Here is a message for the leaders of Philistia and Egypt— tell everyone to come together on the hills of Samaria. Let them see the injustice and the lawlessness in that city.

Amos 2:7

They smear the poor in the dirt and push aside those who are helpless. My holy name is dishonored, because fathers and sons sleep with the same young women.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people themselves cheat and rob; they abuse the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Ezekiel 16:3

and tell them that I, the Lord God, am saying: Jerusalem, you were born in the country where Canaanites lived. Your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite.

Isaiah 3:5

You will each be cruel to friends and neighbors. Young people will insult their elders; no one will show respect to those who deserve it.

Proverbs 16:11

The Lord watches to see if we are fair or if we cheat others.

1 Samuel 12:3

Let me ask this. Have I ever taken anyone's ox or donkey or forced you to give me anything? Have I ever hurt anyone or taken a bribe to give an unfair decision? Answer me so the Lord and his chosen king can hear you. And if I have done any of these things, I will give it all back.

Micah 2:1

Doomed! You're doomed! At night you lie in bed, making evil plans. And when morning comes, you do what you've planned because you have the power.

Ezekiel 28:5

You're a clever businessman and are extremely wealthy, but your wealth has led to arrogance!

Zechariah 5:8

“This woman represents evil,” the angel explained. Then he threw her back into the basket and slammed the heavy cover down tight.

Genesis 49:18

Our Lord, I am waiting for you to save us.

Isaiah 56:1

The Lord said: Be honest and fair! Soon I will come to save you; my saving power will be seen everywhere on earth.

Hosea 14:2

Return to the Lord and say, “Please forgive our sins. Accept our good sacrifices of praise instead of bulls.

Joel 2:12

The Lord said: It isn't too late. You can still return to me with all your heart. Start crying and mourning! Go without eating.