Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

Bible References

For ye

Exodus 22:22
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
Job 22:9
“You have sent widows away empty,
And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
Job 31:16
“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Mark 12:40
who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”
Luke 20:47
who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
2 Timothy 3:6
For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,
Titus 1:10
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
2 Peter 2:14
having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;

Therefore

Matthew 23:33
You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?
Matthew 11:24
Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.”
Luke 12:48
but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
James 3:1
Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.
2 Peter 2:3
and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

General references

Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
Isaiah 57:12
“I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not profit you.
Luke 19:46
saying to them, “It is written, ‘And My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a robbersden.”