Micah 7:3

New International Version

Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:30

Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

Proverbs 17:23

The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.

Isaiah 26:21

See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; the earth will conceal its slain no longer.

Isaiah 3:5

People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.

Isaiah 32:7

Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.

Jeremiah 3:5

will you always be angry? Will your wrath continue forever?’ This is how you talk, but you do all the evil you can.”

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you are people who accept bribes to shed blood; you take interest and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.

Ezekiel 22:6

“ ‘See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.

Ezekiel 34:21

Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns until you have driven them away,

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice. They say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see.’

Hosea 4:18

Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways.

Hosea 7:3

“They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies.

Amos 5:12

For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Micah 2:8

Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the rich robe from those who pass by without a care, like men returning from battle.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.”

Micah 3:2

you who hate good and love evil; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones;

Matthew 26:15

and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.