Micah 6:12

God's Word

The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.

Cross References

Psalm 120:2

O Lord, rescue me from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 35:20

They do not talk about peace. Instead, they scheme against the peaceful people in the land.

Psalm 78:36

They flattered him with their mouths and lied to him with their tongues.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They don’t notice the widows’ pleas.

Isaiah 3:8

Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and what they do is against the Lord. They are defiant in his honored presence.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. He hoped for justice but saw only slaughter, for righteousness but heard only cries of distress.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They speak deceitfully. People speak politely to their neighbors, but they think of ways to set traps for them.

Hosea 7:1

“Whenever I want to heal Israel, all I can see is Ephraim’s sin and Samaria’s wickedness. People cheat each other. They break into houses and steal. They rob people in the streets.

Hosea 7:13

“How horrible it will be for these people. They have run away from me. They must be destroyed because they’ve rebelled against me. I want to reclaim them, but they tell lies about me.

Amos 2:4

This is what the Lord says: Because Judah has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, I will not change my plans. The people of Judah have rejected the Lord’s Teachings and haven’t kept his laws. They have been led astray by false teachings, the same ones their ancestors followed.

Amos 6:4

How horrible it will be for those who sleep on ivory beds. They sprawl out on their couches and eat lambs from their flocks and calves from their stalls.

Zephaniah 1:9

On that day I will punish all who jump over the doorway and all who fill their master’s house with violence and deception.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are ⌞like⌟ roaring lions. Its judges are ⌞like⌟ wolves in the evening. They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning.

Acts 24:9

The Jews supported Tertullus’ accusations and asserted that everything Tertullus said was true.

Romans 3:13

Their throats are open graves. Their tongues practice deception. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes.