Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

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Bible References

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Ezekiel 22:13
“Now look, I clap My hands together against the dishonest profit you have made and against the blood shed among you.
Matthew 21:13
And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!”
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

General references

Proverbs 4:17
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
Ezekiel 11:6
You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with the dead.
Acts 24:9
The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were so.

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