Hosea 4:4

New King James Version

“Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; For your people are like those who contend with the priest.

Cross References

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”

Ezekiel 3:26

I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

Hosea 4:17

“Ephraim is joined to idols, Let him alone.

Amos 5:10

They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, For it is an evil time.

Amos 6:10

And when a relative of the dead, with one who will burn the bodies, picks up the bodies to take them out of the house, he will say to one inside the house, “Are there any more with you?” Then someone will say, “None.” And he will say, “Hold your tongue! For we dare not mention the name of the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 17:12

Now the man who acts presumptuously and will not heed the priest who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall put away the evil from Israel.