Micah 6:12

New International Reader's Version

The rich people among you harm others. You are always telling lies. You try to fool others by what you say.

Cross References

Psalm 120:2

Lord, save me from people whose lips tell lies. Save me from people whose tongues don’t tell the truth.

Psalm 35:20

They don’t speak words of peace. They make up false charges against those who live quietly in the land.

Psalm 78:36

But they didn’t mean it when they praised him. They lied to him when they spoke.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers refuse to obey the Lord. They join forces with robbers. All of them love to accept money from those who want special favors. They are always looking for gifts from other people. They don’t stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. They don’t do it for widows either.

Isaiah 3:8

Jerusalem is about to fall. And so is Judah. They say and do things against the Lord. They dare to disobey him to his very face.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard of the Lord who rules over all is the nation of Israel. The people of Judah are the vines he took delight in. He kept looking for them to do what is fair. But all he saw was blood being spilled. He kept looking for them to do what is right. But all he heard were cries of suffering.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They tell lies. With their mouths all of them speak kindly to their neighbors. But in their hearts they set traps for them.

Hosea 7:1

I would like to heal Israel. But when I try to, Ephraim’s sins are brought out into the open. The crimes of Samaria are made known to everyone. The people tell lies. They break into houses and steal. They rob others in the streets.

Hosea 7:13

How terrible it will be for them! They have wandered away from me. So they will be destroyed. That’s because they have refused to obey me. I long to save them. But they tell lies about me.

Amos 2:4

The Lord says, “The people of Judah have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They have refused to obey my law. They have not kept my rules. Other gods have led them astray. Their people of long ago worshiped those gods.

Amos 6:4

You lie down on beds that are decorated with ivory. You rest on your couches. You eat the best lambs and the fattest calves.

Zephaniah 1:9

At that time I will punish all those who worship other gods. They fill the temples of their gods with lies and other harmful things.

Zephaniah 3:3

Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.

Acts 24:9

The other Jews said the same thing. They agreed that the charges were true.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.” (Psalm 5:9) “The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.” (Psalm 140:3)