Malachi 2:9

New Century Version

“You have not been careful to do what I say, but instead you take sides in court cases. So I have caused you to be hated and disgraced in front of everybody.”

Cross References

1 Kings 22:28

Micaiah said, “Ahab, if you come back safely from battle, the Lord has not spoken through me. Remember my words, all you people!”

Job 32:21

I will be fair to everyone and not flatter anyone.

Proverbs 10:7

Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but evil people will soon be forgotten.

Proverbs 12:8

The wisdom of the wise wins praise, but there is no respect for the stupid.

Ezekiel 13:21

I will also tear off your veils and save my people from your hands. They will no longer be trapped by your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 7:26

Disaster will come on top of disaster, and rumor will be added to rumor. Then they will try to get a vision from a prophet; the teachings of God from the priest and the advice from the elders will be lost.

Micah 3:11

Its judges take money to decide who wins in court. Its priests only teach for pay, and its prophets only look into the future when they get paid. But they lean on the Lord and say, “The Lord is here with us, so nothing bad will happen to us.”

Nahum 3:6

I will throw filthy garbage on you and make a fool of you. I will make people stare at you.

Malachi 2:3

“I will punish your descendants. I will smear your faces with the animal insides left from your feasts, and you will be thrown away with it.

Malachi 2:8

But you priests have stopped obeying me. With your teachings you have caused many people to do wrong. You have broken the agreement with the tribe of Levi!” says the Lord All-Powerful.

Luke 10:29

But the man, wanting to show the importance of his question, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Luke 11:42

How terrible for you Pharisees! You give God one-tenth of even your mint, your rue, and every other plant in your garden. But you fail to be fair to others and to love God. These are the things you should do while continuing to do those other things.

Galatians 2:6

Those leaders who seemed to be important did not change the Good News that I preach. (It doesn’t matter to me if they were “important” or not. To God everyone is the same.)

Deuteronomy 1:17

When you judge, be fair to everyone; don’t act as if one person is more important than another, and don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision comes from God. Bring the hard cases to me, and I will judge them.”

1 Samuel 2:30

“So the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I promised that your family and your ancestor’s family would serve me always.’ But now the Lord says: ‘This must stop! I will honor those who honor me, but I will dishonor those who ignore me.