Micah 3:2

New King James Version

You who hate good and love evil; Who strip the skin from My people, And the flesh from their bones;

Cross References

1 Kings 21:20

So Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord:

2 Chronicles 19:2

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Therefore the wrath of the Lord is upon you.

Psalm 15:4

In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the Lord; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

Psalm 53:4

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon God?

Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them.

Isaiah 3:15

What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the faces of the poor?” Says the Lord God of hosts.

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 57:12

I will declare your righteousness And your works, For they will not profit you.

Ezekiel 11:7

Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 24:4

Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts;

Ezekiel 34:3

You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.

Amos 4:1

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, Who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!”

Amos 5:15

Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Micah 2:8

“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy— You pull off the robe with the garment From those who trust you, as they pass by, Like men returned from war.

Micah 7:2

The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.

Micah 7:3

That they may successfully do evil with both hands— The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together.

Zephaniah 3:3

Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.

Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’

John 18:40

Then they all cried again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

Romans 1:32

who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.

2 Timothy 3:3

unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,