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 drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,
Titus 1:11
They must be silenced, for such men upset whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach, for the sake of dishonest gain.
And the prophets
Acts 8:18
But when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was imparted through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
2 Peter 2:1
There were false prophets too among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive sects and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
Jude 1:11
Alas for them, for they follow Cain's path, they plunge into Balaam's error for gain, and they perish in rebelliousness like Korah's.
Yet
Matthew 3:9
Do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!
Romans 2:17
Suppose you call yourself a Jew, and rely on law, and boast about God,