Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
The rich
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The rich
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who scheme iniquity,
Who work out evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they do it,
For it is in thepower of their hands.
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
Micah 3:1
And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you toknow justice?
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And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to
Micah 7:2 The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait forbloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with anet.
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for
Each of them hunts the other with a
Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyoneloves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
Theydo not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold,
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.
Jeremiah 5:5 “I will go to the great
And will speak to them,
Forthey know the way of the Lord
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, havebroken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
And will speak to them,
For
And the ordinance of their God.”
But they too, with one accord, have
And burst the bonds.
Jeremiah 6:6
For thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Cut down her trees
And cast up asiege against Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished,
In whose midst there is onlyoppression.
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And cast up a
This is the city to be punished,
In whose midst there is only
Ezekiel 22:6
“Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood.
Hosea 4:1 Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel,
For the Lord has acase against the inhabitants of the land,
Because there isno faithfulness or kindness
Orknowledge of God in the land.
For the Lord has a
Because there is
Or
Amos 5:11 Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have builthouses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you willnot drink their wine.
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will
Amos 6:1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
And to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria,
Thedistinguished men of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.
And to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria,
The
To whom the house of Israel comes.
Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes within her are roaring lions,
Her judges arewolves at evening;
They leave nothing for the morning.
Her judges are
They leave nothing for the morning.
Spoken
Isaiah 59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spokenfalsehood,
Your tongue mutters wickedness.
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken
Your tongue mutters wickedness.
Jeremiah 9:2 Oh that I had in the desert
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them areadulterers,
An assembly oftreacherous men.
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are
An assembly of
Hosea 7:1 When I would heal Israel,
The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered,
And the evil deeds of Samaria,
For they dealfalsely;
The thief enters in,
Bandits raid outside,
The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered,
And the evil deeds of Samaria,
For they deal
The thief enters in,
Romans 3:13 “Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
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Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.
Proverbs 4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
And drink the wine of violence.
Acts 24:9 The Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.