Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
Bible References
Because
Amos 5:11
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Isaiah 5:22
Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Isaiah 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of naught.
Joel 3:3
And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
Micah 3:2
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;