Micah 7:3

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Micah 7:3

Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”

Proverbs 4:16-17

For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.

Amos 5:12

For I know your crimes are many
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous, take a bribe,
and deprive the poor of justice at the gates.

1 Kings 21:9-14

In the letters, she wrote:

Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Isaiah 26:21

For look, the Lord is coming from His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.

Jeremiah 3:5

Will He bear a grudge forever?
Will He be endlessly infuriated?”
This is what you have said,
but you have done the evil things
you are capable of.

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore, I will give their wives to other men,
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

Ezekiel 22:6

“Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Ezekiel 22:27

“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

Hosea 4:18

When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.

Matthew 26:15

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him.

Luke 12:1-2

In these circumstances, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to His disciples first: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

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Summary

Micah 7:3

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Do

Proverbs 4:16

Jeremiah 3:5

Ezekiel 22:6

The prince

Matthew 26:15

The great

1 Kings 21:9

Wrap

Isaiah 26:21

Luke 12:1

1 Corinthians 4:5

General references

Bible References

Do

For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.

Will He bear a grudge forever?
Will He be endlessly infuriated?”
This is what you have said,
but you have done the evil things
you are capable of.

“Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

The prince

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord

among us?

No disaster will overtake us.”

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.

For I know your crimes are many
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous, take a bribe,
and deprive the poor of justice at the gates.

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him.

The great

In the letters, she wrote:

Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.

Wrap

For look, the Lord is coming from His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.

In these circumstances, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to His disciples first: “Be on your guard against the yeast

of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

General references

Do not steal.

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

‘The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.

for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.

I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.

The Lord said to me, “A conspiracy has been discovered among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.

They please the king with their evil,
the princes with their lies.

Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.

These men went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse that we won’t eat anything until we have killed Paul.

The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were so.