Micah 3:11

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets divine for silver; yet they will lean on Jehovah, saying, Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil shall not come on us!

Cross References

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked one takes a bribe out of the bosom to stretch the paths of justice.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebelling and are companions of thieves. Everyone loves a present, and is pursuing bribes. They do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

Isaiah 48:2

For they are called of the holy city, and support themselves on the God of Israel; Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Isaiah 5:23

who justify the wicked one for a bribe, and turn aside the righteousness of the righteous ones from him!

Isaiah 56:11

and they are dogs strong of soul; they do not know satisfaction. And they are shepherds; they do not know to discern; they all look to their own way, each one for his own gain, from his own end, saying:

Jeremiah 23:17

Saying they say to those who spurn Me, Jehovah has said, You shall have peace. And they say to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, Evil things shall not come on you.

Jeremiah 26:7

And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 5:12

They have lied against Jehovah and said, It is not He; and, No evil shall come on us; and, We shall not see sword or famine.

Jeremiah 6:13

For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit. And from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals a lie.

Jeremiah 7:4

Do not trust yourself to words of the lie, saying, The temple of Jehovah! The temple of Jehovah! This is the temple of Jehovah!

Jeremiah 8:10

So I will give their wives to others, their fields to those who possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest cuts off a profit; from the prophet and to the priest, everyone deals a lie.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken bribes in order to pour out blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have gained by extortion of your neighbor. And you have forgotten Me, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her rulers in her midst are like wolves tearing prey, to pour out blood, to destroy souls, in order to gain unjust gain.

Ezekiel 34:2

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds Israel. Prophesy and say to them, to the shepherds, So says the Lord Jehovah: Woe to those feeding Israel, who are feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?

Hosea 4:18

Their drink has turned them aside; fornicating they fornicate; her shields dearly love shame.

Hosea 4:8

They eat up the sin of My people, and they lift their soul to their iniquity.

Amos 5:14

Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and if it be so Jehovah the God of Hosts will be with you, as you have said.

Amos 9:10

All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, those who say, The evil shall not draw near about us or go before us.

Micah 3:5

So says Jehovah concerning the prophets, those causing My people to err, those biting with their teeth and they call out, Peace! And whoever does not give for their mouth, they even sanctify a war against him.

Micah 7:3

Both palms are on evil, to do it well. The ruler is asking for a bribe, also the judge. And the great man speaks the lust of his soul; he acts, and they weave it together.

Zephaniah 3:3

Her rulers within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not gnaw bones for the morning.

Zephaniah 3:4

Her prophets are proud, men of deceit; her priests have polluted the sanctuary; they have done violence to the Law.

Malachi 1:10

Who is even among you and would shut the doors, and you not kindle fire on My altar in vain? There is no delight to Me in you, says Jehovah of Hosts. I will not be pleased with a food offering from your hand.

Malachi 2:9

And I have also made you despised and low to all the people, in your mouth by which you are not keeping My ways, but are lifting up faces in the Law.

Numbers 16:15

And Moses was very angry, and said to Jehovah, Do not respect their offering; I have not taken one ass from them, nor have I done evil to one of them.

Numbers 22:7

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left with the rewards of the seer in their hand. And they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him.

Matthew 3:9

And do not think to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

1 Timothy 3:3

not given to wine, not a quarreler, not loving silver, but gentle, not contentious, not eager for ill gain;

Titus 1:11

whose mouth you must stop, who overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for the sake of ill gain.

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly, nor eagerly for base gain, but readily;

Jude 1:11

Woe to them, because they went the way of Cain, and gave themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the rebellion of Korah!

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after dishonest gain, and took a bribe, and perverted judgment.