Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

Bible References

The leaders, etc

Isaiah 3:12
Youths oppress My people,
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.
Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 23:16
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’

Led of them

Numbers 6:23
“Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
1 Kings 8:55
and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:
2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
Hebrews 7:7
Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.

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