Micah 6:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies.

Cross References

Psalm 120:2

“Come and save me, LORD, from deceitful liars!”

Psalm 35:20

They say hurtful things, and they lie to people who want to live in peace.

Psalm 78:36

But they tried to flatter God, and they told him lies;

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders have rejected me to become friends of crooks; your rulers are looking for gifts and bribes. Widows and orphans never get a fair trial.

Isaiah 3:8

Jerusalem and Judah, you rebelled against your glorious LORD— your words and your actions, made you stumble and fall.

Isaiah 5:7

I am the LORD All-Powerful! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.

Jeremiah 9:8

They say they want peace, but this lie is deadly, like an arrow that strikes when you least expect it.

Hosea 7:1

and to heal its wounds. But then I see the crimes in Israel and Samaria. Everyone is deceitful; robbers roam the streets.

Hosea 7:13

Trouble and destruction will be their reward for rejecting me. I would have rescued them, but they told me lies.

Amos 2:4

The LORD said: I will punish Judah for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They have rejected my teachings and refused to obey me. They were led astray by the same false gods their ancestors worshipped.

Amos 6:4

You rich people lounge around on beds with ivory posts, while dining on the meat of your lambs and calves.

Zephaniah 1:9

I will punish worshippers of pagan gods and cruel palace officials who abuse their power.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are roaring lions, its judges are wolves; in the evening they attack, by morning nothing is left.

Acts 24:9

The Jewish crowd spoke up and agreed with what Tertullus had said.

Romans 3:13

Their words are like an open pit, and their tongues are good only for telling lies. Each word is as deadly as the fangs of a snake,