Micah 7:3

New American Standard Bible 2020

As for evil, both hands do it well. The leader asks for a bribe, also the judge, And the great one speaks the capricious desire of his soul; So they plot it together.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:30

He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked person accepts a bribe from an inside pocket To pervert the ways of justice.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after gifts. They do not obtain justice for the orphan, Nor does the widow’s case come before them.

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing; And the earth will reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.

Isaiah 3:5

And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will assault the elder, And the contemptible person will assault the one honored.

Isaiah 32:7

As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the poor with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right.

Isaiah 5:23

Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe, And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!

Jeremiah 3:5

‘Will He be angry forever, Or keep His anger to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken And have done evil things, And you have had your own way.”

Jeremiah 4:22

“For My people are foolish, They do not know Me; They are foolish children And have no understanding. They are skillful at doing evil, But they do not know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 8:10

“Therefore I will give their wives to others, Their fields to new owners; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is greedy for gain; From the prophet even to the priest, Everyone practices deceit.

Ezekiel 22:12

Among you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest, you have injured your neighbors by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her leaders within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to make dishonest profit.

Ezekiel 22:6

“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood.

Ezekiel 34:21

Since you push away with your side and shoulder, and gore all the weak with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,

Ezekiel 9:9

Then He said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is full of perversion; for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!’

Hosea 4:18

Their liquor is gone, They prostitute themselves continually; Their rulers dearly love shame.

Hosea 7:3

With their wickedness they make the king happy, And the officials with their lies.

Amos 5:12

For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great, You who are hostile to the righteous and accept bribes, And turn away the poor from justice at the gate.

Micah 2:8

“Recently My people have arisen as an enemy— You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers-by, From those returned from war.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord not in our midst? Catastrophe will not come upon us.”

Micah 3:2

“You who hate good and love evil, Who tear off their skin from them And their flesh from their bones,

Matthew 26:15

and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.