Malachi 2:9

God's Word

“So I have made you disgusting, and I have humiliated you in front of all the people, because you have not followed my ways. You have been unfair when ⌞applying⌟ my teachings.”

Cross References

1 Kings 22:28

Micaiah said, “If you really do come back safely, then the Lord wasn’t speaking through me. Pay attention to this, everyone!”

Job 32:21

I won’t be partial toward anyone or flatter anyone.

Proverbs 10:7

The name of a righteous person remains blessed, but the names of wicked people will rot away.

Proverbs 12:8

A person will be praised based on his insight, but whoever has a twisted mind will be despised.

Ezekiel 13:21

I will tear off your magic veils and rescue my people from your power so that they will no longer be under your control. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 7:26

One disaster will happen after another. One rumor will follow another. People will ask for a vision from a prophet. The teachings of priests and the advice of leaders will disappear.

Micah 3:11

Your leaders exchange justice for bribes. Your priests teach for a price. Your prophets tell the future for money. But they rely on the Lord when they say, “After all, the Lord is with us. Nothing bad will happen to us.”

Nahum 3:6

I will throw filth on you. I will make you look like a fool. I will make you a sight to be seen.

Malachi 2:3

“I’m going to punish your descendants. I’m going to spread excrement on your faces, the excrement from your festival sacrifices. You will be discarded with it.

Malachi 2:8

“But you have turned from the ⌞correct⌟ path and caused many to stumble over my teachings. You have corrupted the promise made to Levi,” says the Lord of Armies.

Luke 10:29

But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

Luke 11:42

“How horrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give ⌞God⌟ one-tenth of your mint, spices, and every garden herb. But you have ignored justice and the love of God. You should have done these things without ignoring the others.

Galatians 2:6

Those who were recognized as important people didn’t add a single thing to my message. (What sort of people they were makes no difference to me, since God doesn’t play favorites.)

Deuteronomy 1:17

Be impartial in your decisions. Listen to the least important people the same way you listen to the most important people. Never be afraid of anyone, since your decisions come from God. You may bring me any case that’s too hard for you, and I will hear it.”

1 Samuel 2:30

“Therefore, the Lord God of Israel declares: I certainly thought that your family and your father’s family would always live in my presence. “But now the Lord declares: I promise that I will honor those who honor me, and those who despise me will be considered insignificant.