Malachi 2:6

An Oracle Against The Temple Priesthood

⁵ “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. ⁶ True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing wrong was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and fairness and turned many from sin. ⁷ For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

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Jeremiah 23:22

If they had really stood in My council,
they would have enabled My people to hear My words
and would have turned them back from their evil ways
and their evil deeds.

Daniel 12:3

Those who are wise will shine
like the bright expanse of the heavens,
and those who lead many to righteousness,
like the stars forever and ever.

James 5:19-20

My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back,

Genesis 5:21-24

Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah.

Genesis 6:9

These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in My presence and be blameless.

Deuteronomy 33:10

They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob
and Your instruction to Israel;
they will set incense before You
and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

Ezekiel 44:23-24

They must teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you from serving as My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.

Matthew 22:16

They sent their disciples to Him, with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality.

Mark 12:14

When they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality but teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

Luke 1:6

Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

Luke 1:16-17

He will turn many of the sons of Israel
to the Lord their God.

Luke 20:21

They questioned Him, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You don’t show partiality, but teach truthfully the way of God.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

2 Timothy 2:15-16

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.

Titus 1:7-9

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Revelation 14:5

No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.