Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Yea, they are
Can never have enough
Are shepherds
All look
Bible References
Yea, they are
1 Samuel 2:12
And the sons of Eli were sons of Belial. They did not know Jehovah.
Ezekiel 13:19
And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls that should not die; and to save alive the souls that should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.
Ezekiel 34:2
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Micah 3:5
So says Jehovah concerning the prophets who make My people err, who bite with their teeth and cry, Peace! And whoever does not give for their mouth, they even sanctify a war against him.
Malachi 1:10
Who is even among you who will shut the doors, and you not kindle fire on My altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says Jehovah of Hosts. I will not be pleased with an offering from you.
Acts 20:29
For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Philippians 3:2
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision party.
1 Timothy 3:3
not a drunkard, not contentious, not greedy of ill gain, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous,
Titus 1:7
For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;
1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;
2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they went the way of Cain, and gave themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.
Revelation 22:15
But outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and makes a lie.
Can never have enough
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, and he who loves abundance not with gain. This is also vanity.
Are shepherds
Micah 3:6
Therefore a night shall be to you without vision; and darkness without divining. And the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Zechariah 11:15
And Jehovah said to me, Take to yourself yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
Matthew 13:14
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which said, "By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive;
John 8:43
Why do you not know My speech? Because you cannot hear My Word.
2 Corinthians 4:4
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving ones, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ (who is the image of God) should not dawn on them.
All look
Exodus 23:3
And you should not favor a poor man in his cause.
Jeremiah 22:17
But your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your unjust gain, and to shed innocent blood, and for cruelty, and to do violence.
2 Peter 2:15
who have forsaken the right way and have gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,