Micah 6:12

New Century Version

The rich people of the city do cruel things. Its people tell lies; they do not tell the truth.

Cross References

Psalm 120:2

Lord, save me from liars and from those who plan evil.

Psalm 35:20

Their words are not friendly but are lies about peace-loving people.

Psalm 78:36

But their words were false, and their tongues lied to him.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. They all accept money for doing wrong, and they are paid to cheat people. They don’t seek justice for the orphans or listen to the widows’ needs.

Isaiah 3:8

This will happen because Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen. The things they say and do are against the Lord; they turn against him.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard belonging to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel; the garden that he loves is the people of Judah. He looked for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for right living, but there were only cries of pain.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like sharp arrows. Their mouths speak lies. Everyone speaks nicely to his neighbor, but he is secretly planning to attack him.

Hosea 7:1

When I heal Israel, Israel’s sin will go away, and so will Samaria’s evil. “They cheat a lot! Thieves break into houses, and robbers are in the streets.

Hosea 7:13

How terrible for them because they left me! They will be destroyed, because they turned against me. I want to save them, but they have spoken lies against me.

Amos 2:4

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Judah, I will punish them. They rejected the teachings of the Lord and did not keep his commands; they followed the same gods as their ancestors had followed.

Amos 6:4

You lie on beds decorated with ivory and stretch out on your couches. You eat tender lambs and fattened calves.

Zephaniah 1:9

On that day I will punish those who worship Dagon, those who hurt others and tell lies in the temples of their gods.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officers are like roaring lions. Its rulers are like hungry wolves that attack in the evening, and in the morning nothing is left of those they attacked.

Acts 24:9

The others agreed and said that all of this was true.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are like open graves; they use their tongues for telling lies.” “Their words are like snake poison.”