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Amos 5:12

12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.
You oppress the righteous and take bribes
and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Cross References for Amos 5:12

James 5:4 - Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.... Click to read the verse James 5:4 Click to read the verse James 5:4

Micah 7:3 - Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the po... Click to read the verse Micah 7:3 Click to read the verse Micah 7:3

Proverbs 17:8 - A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:8

Genesis 34:20 - So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to their fellow townsmen. Click to read the verse Genesis 34:20 Click to read the verse Genesis 34:20

Ruth 4:1 - Boaz Marries Ruth Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat there. When the kinsman-redee... Click to read the verse Ruth 4:1 Click to read the verse Ruth 4:1

Ecclesiastes 5:8 - Riches Are Meaningless If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights deni... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:8

Deuteronomy 31:21 - And when many disasters and difficulties come upon them, this song will testify against them, b... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:21

Malachi 3:5 - “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers a... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5

Jeremiah 29:23 - For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbo... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:23

Amos 5:10 - you hate the one who reproves in court and despise him who tells the truth. Click to read the verse Amos 5:10 Click to read the verse Amos 5:10

Proverbs 17:15 - Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:15 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:15

Deuteronomy 16:18 - Judges Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:18 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:18

Micah 3:11 - Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes fo... Click to read the verse Micah 3:11 Click to read the verse Micah 3:11

1 Samuel 8:3 - But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted brib... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:3 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:3

Isaiah 33:15 - He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps hi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:15

Psalms 26:9-10 - Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty men, Click to read the verse Psalms 26:9-10 Click to read the verse Psalms 26:9-10

Job 5:4 - His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. Click to read the verse Job 5:4 Click to read the verse Job 5:4

Amos 2:6-7 - Judgment on Israel This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will... Click to read the verse Amos 2:6-7 Click to read the verse Amos 2:6-7

Isaiah 10:2 - to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, makin... Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:2

Isaiah 1:23 - Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:23 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:23

Exodus 23:8 - “Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. Click to read the verse Exodus 23:8 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:8

Psalms 26:10 - in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. Click to read the verse Psalms 26:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 26:10

Hosea 4:18 - Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love sha... Click to read the verse Hosea 4:18 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:18

Isaiah 5:23 - who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent. Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:23 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:23

Amos 2:7 - They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the op... Click to read the verse Amos 2:7 Click to read the verse Amos 2:7

Proverbs 22:22 - Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:22 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:22

2 Kings 17:7-17 - Israel Exiled Because of Sin All this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:7-17 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:7-17

Hebrews 4:12-13 - For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates ev... Click to read the verse Hebrews 4:12-13 Click to read the verse Hebrews 4:12-13

Acts 7:52 - Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted t... Click to read the verse Acts 7:52 Click to read the verse Acts 7:52

Habakkuk 1:4 - Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:4 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:4

Hosea 5:3 - I know all about Ephraim; Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, you have now turned to prostit... Click to read the verse Hosea 5:3 Click to read the verse Hosea 5:3

Isaiah 29:21 - those who with a word make a man out to be guilty, who ensnare the defender in court and with f... Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:21

Proverbs 24:7 - Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say. Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:7

Job 31:21 - if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court, Click to read the verse Job 31:21 Click to read the verse Job 31:21

Amos 6:3 - You put off the evil day and bring near a reign of terror. Click to read the verse Amos 6:3 Click to read the verse Amos 6:3

Amos 2:16 - Even the bravest warriors will flee naked on that day,” declares the Lord. Click to read the verse Amos 2:16 Click to read the verse Amos 2:16

Isaiah 47:9 - Both of these will overtake you in a moment, on a single day: loss of children and widowhood. T... Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:9

Lamentations 3:34 - To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land, Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:34 Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:34

Isaiah 66:18 - “And I, because of their actions and their imaginations, am about to come and gather all nation... Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:18

James 5:6 - You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you. Click to read the verse James 5:6 Click to read the verse James 5:6

Job 29:7-25 - “When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square, Click to read the verse Job 29:7-25 Click to read the verse Job 29:7-25

Acts 3:13-14 - The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. Y... Click to read the verse Acts 3:13-14 Click to read the verse Acts 3:13-14