Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fathe
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with thei
Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should n
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would hav
who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I
Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greates
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perish
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed ch
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly
When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Phil
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, ea
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’
But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God ca
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take n
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;