Malachi 2:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.

Cross References

Leviticus 10:11

and teach the Israelites all the statutes  that the Lord has given to them through Moses.’

Deuteronomy 21:5

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and pronounce blessings in his name, and they are to give a ruling in  every dispute and case of assault.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore, we are ambassadors  for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf,  ‘Be reconciled to God.’

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

Acts 16:17

As she followed Paul and us she cried out, ‘These men, who are proclaiming to you  a way of salvation, are the servants of the Most High God.’

Ezra 7:10

Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach  its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

2 Chronicles 30:22

Then Hezekiah encouraged  , all the Levites who performed skilfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

John 20:21

Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me,   I also send you.’

John 13:20

Truly I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives   me receives him who sent me.’

Malachi 3:1

‘See, I am going to send my messenger,  and he will clear the way before me.  Then the Lord you seek  will suddenly come to his temple,  the Messenger of the covenant you delight in #– #see, he is coming,’ says the Lord of Armies.

Haggai 1:13

Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, delivered the Lord’s message to the people: ‘I am with you   #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.’

Jeremiah 18:18

Then certain ones said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah,  for instruction will never be lost from the priest,  or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet.  Come, let’s denounce him  and pay no attention to all his words.’

Jeremiah 15:19

Therefore, this is what the Lord says: If you return, I will take you back; you will stand in my presence. And if you speak noble words, rather than worthless ones, you will be my spokesman. It is they who must return to you; you must not return to them.

Isaiah 44:26

who confirms the message of his servant and fulfils the counsel of his messengers; who says to Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and to the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,’ and I will restore her ruins;

Deuteronomy 24:8

‘Be careful with a person who has a case of serious skin disease, following carefully everything the Levitical priests instruct you to do. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

Galatians 4:14

You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you.  On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus himself.

Isaiah 42:19

Who is blind but my servant, or deaf like my messenger I am sending? Who is blind like my dedicated one, or blind like the servant of the  Lord?

Numbers 27:21

He will stand before the priest Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim.  He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command.’

1 Samuel 2:17

So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because the men treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

2 Chronicles 31:4

He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution  for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord.

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, according to  God’s wisdom that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people in the region west of the Euphrates who know the laws of your God and to teach anyone who does not know them.

Proverbs 5:2

so that you may maintain discretion and your lips safeguard knowledge.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests stopped asking, ‘Where is the  Lord? ’ The experts in the law no longer knew me, and the rulers  rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by   Baal and followed useless idols.

Ezekiel 7:26

Disaster after disaster will come, and there will be rumour after rumour. Then they will look for a vision from a prophet, but instruction will perish from the priests and counsel from the elders.

Daniel 11:33

Those who have insight among the people  will give understanding to many, yet they will fall by the sword and flame,  and they will be captured and plundered for a time.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you  from serving as my priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your sons.

Zephaniah 3:4

Her prophets are reckless   – treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to instruction.

2 Kings 16:11

Uriah built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz sent from Damascus. Therefore, by the time King Ahaz came back from Damascus, the priest Uriah had completed it.

2 Kings 16:16

The priest Uriah did everything King Ahaz commanded.

Ecclesiastes 5:5

Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfil it.

Ezekiel 22:26

Her priests do violence to my instruction and profane my holy things.  They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean.  They close their eyes to my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Zechariah 7:3

by asking the priests who were at the house of the Lord of Armies as well as the prophets, ‘Should we mourn and fast in the fifth month as we have done these many years? ’