Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Speak loftily

Bible References

Corrupt

Psalm 53:1
The impious hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have acted corruptly, They have wrought abominable perversity, There is none that doeth good: -
Proverbs 30:13
A generation! How lofty are its eyes, and its eyelashes uplifted.

Speak wickedly

Psalm 10:2
In the pride of the lawless one, he hotly pursueth the poor, let them be caught in the plots which they have devised!
Psalm 12:4
Them who say - With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?
Exodus 1:9
So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!
1 Samuel 13:19
Now, a smith, could not be found, throughout all the land of Israel - for the Philistines had said, Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear.
1 Kings 21:7
Then Jezebel his wife said unto him: Art, thou, still, going to carry on the kingdom over Israel? Rise! eat food, and let thy heart be merry, I, will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite!
Jeremiah 7:9
Are ye to steal, commit murder and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, - and walk after other gods whom ye have not known;
Hosea 7:16
They would return - not to him who is on high! They have become like a deceitful bow, their rulers, shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue, this, shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Speak loftily

2 Peter 2:10
Most of all, however, them who go their way, after the flesh, with a coveting of defilement, and who despise, lordship, - daring! willful! before dignitaries, they tremble not, defaming,
Jude 1:16
These, are murmurers, complainers, according to their covetings, going on, - and, their mouth, speaketh great swelling words, - holding persons in admiration, for profit's sake.