Micah 6:12

Good News Translation

Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.

Cross References

Psalm 120:2

Save me, Lord, from liars and deceivers.

Psalm 35:20

They do not speak in a friendly way; instead they invent all kinds of lies about peace-loving people.

Psalm 78:36

But their words were all lies; nothing they said was sincere.

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders are rebels and friends of thieves; they are always accepting gifts and bribes. They never defend orphans in court or listen when widows present their case.

Isaiah 3:8

Yes, Jerusalem is doomed! Judah is collapsing! Everything they say and do is against the Lord; they openly insult God himself.

Isaiah 5:7

Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like deadly arrows; they always tell lies. Everyone speaks friendly words to their neighbors, but they are really setting a trap for them.

Hosea 7:1

“Whenever I want to heal my people Israel and make them prosperous again, all I can see is their wickedness and the evil they do. They cheat one another; they break into houses and steal; they rob people in the streets.

Hosea 7:13

“They are doomed! They have left me and rebelled against me. They will be destroyed. I wanted to save them, but their worship of me was false.

Amos 2:4

The Lord says, “The people of Judah have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They have despised my teachings and have not kept my commands. They have been led astray by the same false gods that their ancestors served.

Amos 6:4

How terrible it will be for you that stretch out on your luxurious couches, feasting on veal and lamb!

Zephaniah 1:9

I will punish all who worship like pagans and who steal and kill in order to fill their master's house with loot.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.

Acts 24:9

The Jews joined in the accusation and said that all this was true.

Romans 3:13

Their words are full of deadly deceit; wicked lies roll off their tongues, and dangerous threats, like snake's poison, from their lips;