Hosea 12:8

New American Bible - revised edition

A merchant who holds a false balance, he loves to extort!

Cross References

Psalm 49:6

Why should I fear in evil days, with the iniquity of my assailants surrounding me,

Psalm 52:7

God too will strike you down forever, he will lay hold of you and pluck you from your tent, uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Psalm 62:10

Mortals are a mere breath, the sons of man but an illusion; On a balance they rise; together they weigh nothing.

Proverbs 11:1

False scales are an abomination to the Lord, but an honest weight, his delight.

Proverbs 30:12

There are some pure in their own eyes, yet not cleansed of their filth.

Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, “I have done no wrong.”

Jeremiah 2:23

How can you say, “I am not defiled, I have not pursued the Baals”? Consider your conduct in the Valley, recall what you have done: A skittish young camel, running back and forth,

Jeremiah 2:35

Nonetheless you say, “I am innocent; at least, his anger is turned away from me.” Listen! I will judge you on that word of yours, “I have not sinned.”

Jeremiah 5:27

Their houses are as full of treachery as a bird-cage is of birds; Therefore they grow powerful and rich,

Ezekiel 28:5

Through your great wisdom in trading you heaped up riches for yourself— your heart is haughty because of your riches.

Hosea 13:6

When I fed them, they were satisfied; when satisfied, they became proud, therefore they forgot me.

Hosea 14:1

Samaria has become guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword, their infants shall be dashed to pieces, their pregnant women shall be ripped open.

Hosea 4:8

They feed on the sin of my people, and are greedy for their iniquity.

Amos 8:5

“When will the new moon be over,” you ask, “that we may sell our grain, And the sabbath, that we may open the grain-bins? We will diminish the ephah, add to the shekel, and fix our scales for cheating!

Habakkuk 1:16

Therefore he makes sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his fishing net; For thanks to them his portion is rich, and his meal lavish.

Zechariah 11:5

For they who buy them slay them and are not held accountable; while those who sell them say, “Blessed be the Lord, I have become rich!” Even their own shepherds will not pity them.

Malachi 2:17

You have wearied the Lord with your words, yet you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “All evildoers are good in the sight of the Lord, And he is pleased with them,” or “Where is the just God?”

Malachi 3:13

Your words are too much for me, says the Lord. You ask, “What have we spoken against you?”

Luke 10:29

But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Luke 12:19

and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’

Luke 16:13

No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” A Saying Against the Pharisees.

Luke 16:15

And he said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God. Sayings About the Law.

Deuteronomy 8:17

Otherwise, you might say in your heart, “It is my own power and the strength of my own hand that has got me this wealth.”

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell the rich in the present age not to be proud and not to rely on so uncertain a thing as wealth but rather on God, who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

1 Timothy 6:5

and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds, who are deprived of the truth, supposing religion to be a means of gain.

Revelation 3:17

For you say, ‘I am rich and affluent and have no need of anything,’ and yet do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.