Hosea 12:8

Good News Translation (US Version)

‘We are rich,’ they say. ‘We've made a fortune. And no one can accuse us of getting rich dishonestly.’

Cross References

Revelation 3:17

You say, ‘I am rich and well off; I have all I need.’ But you do not know how miserable and pitiful you are! You are poor, naked, and blind.

Psalm 62:10

Don't put your trust in violence; don't hope to gain anything by robbery; even if your riches increase, don't depend on them.

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant arguments from people whose minds do not function and who no longer have the truth. They think that religion is a way to become rich.

Zechariah 11:5

Their owners kill them and go unpunished. They sell the meat and say, ‘Praise the Lord! We are rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no pity on them.” (

Proverbs 30:20

This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, “But I haven't done anything wrong!”

Proverbs 30:12

There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.

Psalm 52:7

“Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety, but trusted instead in great wealth and looked for security in being wicked.”

Psalm 49:6

by evil people who trust in their riches and boast of their great wealth.

Deuteronomy 8:17

So then, you must never think that you have made yourselves wealthy by your own power and strength.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

Luke 16:13

“No servant can be the slave of two masters; such a slave will hate one and love the other or will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Luke 12:19

Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!’

Luke 10:29

But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

Malachi 3:13

“You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘What have we said about you?’

Habakkuk 1:16

They even worship their nets and offer sacrifices to them, because their nets provide them with the best of everything.

Jeremiah 2:23

How can you say you have not defiled yourself, that you have never worshiped Baal? Look how you sinned in the valley; see what you have done. You are like a wild camel in heat, running around loose,

Jeremiah 2:35

you say, ‘I am innocent; surely the Lord is no longer angry with me.’ But I, the Lord, will punish you because you deny that you have sinned.

Malachi 2:17

You have tired the Lord out with your talk. But you ask, “How have we tired him?” By saying, “The Lord Almighty thinks all evildoers are good; in fact he likes them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God who is supposed to be just?”

Ezekiel 28:5

You made clever business deals and kept on making profits. How proud you are of your wealth!

Hosea 4:8

You grow rich from the sins of my people, and so you want them to sin more and more.

Hosea 13:6

But when you entered the good land, you became full and satisfied, and then you grew proud and forgot me.

Hosea 14:1

Return to the Lord your God, people of Israel. Your sin has made you stumble and fall.

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights.

Jeremiah 5:27

Just as a hunter fills a cage with birds, they have filled their houses with loot. That is why they are powerful and rich,

Amos 8:5

You say to yourselves, “We can hardly wait for the holy days to be over so that we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath end, so that we can start selling again? Then we can overcharge, use false measures, and fix the scales to cheat our customers.