Hosea 7:3

God's Word

“They make kings happy with the wicked things they do. They make officials happy with the lies they tell.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:13

The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “The prophets have all told the king the same good message. Make your message agree with their message. Say something good.”

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel called 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?” “Go,” they said. “The Lord  will hand over Ramoth to you.”

Jeremiah 37:19

Where are the prophets who told you that the king of Babylon wouldn’t attack you and this land?

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets prophesy lies. Priests rule under the prophets’ directions, and my people love this. But what will you do in the end?”

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had a place to stay in the desert. I would abandon my people and go away from them. They are all adulterers, a mob of traitors.

Hosea 10:13

You have planted wickedness and harvested evil. You have eaten the fruit that your lies produced. You have trusted your own power and your many warriors.

Hosea 11:12

“Ephraim surrounds me with lies. The nation of Israel surrounds me with deceit.” Judah rebels against God, against the Holy One who is faithful.

Hosea 4:2

There is cursing, lying, murdering, stealing, and adultery. People break ⌞my laws⌟, and there is one murder after another.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed—crushed by punishment, because its people are determined to chase idols.

Hosea 7:5

On the day of the king’s celebration, the officials become drunk from wine, and the king joins mockers.

Micah 6:16

You have kept Omri’s laws and all the practices of the descendants of Ahab, and you have followed their advice. That is why I will ruin you. Your people will be ridiculed. You will bear the disgrace of my people.”

Micah 7:3

Their hands are skilled in doing evil. Officials ask for gifts. Judges accept bribes. Powerful people dictate what they want. So they scheme together.

Romans 1:32

Although they know God’s judgment that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do these things but also approve of others who do them.

1 John 4:5

These people belong to the world. That’s why they speak the thoughts of the world, and the world listens to them.