Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
And the priests
And the prophets
Bible References
And the priests
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to strong drink, not pugnacious, gentle and not contentious, not avaricious,
Titus 1:11
whose mouths must be stopped, for they upset whole families by teaching things they ought not to think, for the sake of dishonest gain.
1 Peter 5:2
be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though you had to but of your own free will, not from the motive of personal profit but freely,
And the prophets
Acts 8:18
So when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
2 Peter 2:1
Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
Jude 1:11
Alas for them, because they have trod the road that Cain did; for gain they have rushed into Balaam's error and have perished in rebellion like that of Korah!
Yet
Matthew 3:9
and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather? For I tell you, God can raise up descendants for Abraham even out of these stones.
Romans 2:17
Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on law, and boast about God,