Ezekiel 22:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

Taken gifts

Thou hast

Greedily

And hast

Jeremiah 3:21

General references

Ezekiel 11:6

Bible References

Taken gifts

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

"'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.

The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.

Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning.

Thou hast

does not lend at interest or take any profit, withholds his hand from injustice, executes true justice between man and man,

"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.

"If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.

"You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest

Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.

who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

Greedily

Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.

The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.

And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do."

The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayedthus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."

But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler--not even to eat with such a one.

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion.

And hast

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, you yourself must bear the consequences of your lewdness and whoring."

You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth.

They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

A voice on the bare heights is heard, the weeping and pleading of Israel's sons because they have perverted their way; they have forgotten the LORD their God.

General references

And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

"You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest

"'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain.