12 In you men accept bribes to shed blood; you take usury and excessive interest and make unjust gain from your neighbors by extortion. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign Lord.
13 “‘I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.
Ezekiel 18:13 - He lends at usury and takes excessive interest. Will such a man live? He will not! Because he h... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:13 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:13
Jude 1:11 - Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; ... Click to read the verse Jude 1:11 Click to read the verse Jude 1:11
Jeremiah 2:32 - Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten m... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:32
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wander... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:10 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:10
Leviticus 19:13 - “‘Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. “‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight. Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:13 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:13
Hosea 2:13 - I will punish her for the days she burned incense to the Baals; she decked herself with rings a... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:13 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:13
Psalms 94:21 - They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. Click to read the verse Psalms 94:21 Click to read the verse Psalms 94:21
Exodus 18:21 - But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:21
Amos 4:1 - Israel Has Not Returned to God Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women w... Click to read the verse Amos 4:1 Click to read the verse Amos 4:1
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 Timothy 3:3 - not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3
Psalms 15:5 - who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does... Click to read the verse Psalms 15:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 15:5
Ezekiel 18:8 - He does not lend at usury or take excessive interest. He withholds his hand from doing wrong an... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:8 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:8
1 Corinthians 6:10 - nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:10
Micah 2:2 - They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a ... Click to read the verse Micah 2:2 Click to read the verse Micah 2:2
Deuteronomy 16:19 - Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes o... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:19
Luke 19:8 - But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my posses... Click to read the verse Luke 19:8 Click to read the verse Luke 19:8
Zechariah 7:10 - Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:10
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 22:25 - “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; ch... Click to read the verse Exodus 22:25 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:25
Nehemiah 5:7 - I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, “You are exa... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:7 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:7
Deuteronomy 27:25 - “Cursed is the man who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.” Then all the people shall s... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:25 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:25
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
Proverbs 17:23 - A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:23
Jeremiah 6:13 - “From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all pract... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:13
Luke 3:13 - “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them. Click to read the verse Luke 3:13 Click to read the verse Luke 3:13
Isaiah 3:5 - People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise... Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:5
Leviticus 25:36 - Do not take interest of any kind from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may conti... Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:36 Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:36
Matthew 23:13 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven ... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:13 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:13
Ezekiel 23:35 - “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you have forgotten me and thrust me behi... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:35 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:35
Psalms 106:21 - They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, Click to read the verse Psalms 106:21 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:21
1 Timothy 6:9-10 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Isaiah 56:11 - They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack unders... Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:11
Deuteronomy 23:19 - Do not charge your brother interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn in... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:19
Micah 7:2-3 - The godly have been swept from the land; not one upright man remains. All men lie in wait to sh... Click to read the verse Micah 7:2-3 Click to read the verse Micah 7:2-3
Exodus 23:7-8 - Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, fo... Click to read the verse Exodus 23:7-8 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:7-8
Deuteronomy 32:18 - You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:18 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:18
Jeremiah 3:21 - A cry is heard on the barren heights, the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:21 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:21
Luke 18:11 - The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men—... Click to read the verse Luke 18:11 Click to read the verse Luke 18:11
Proverbs 1:19 - Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it. Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:19
1 Corinthians 5:11 - But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother bu... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:11
Zephaniah 3:3-4 - Her officials are roaring lions, her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning. Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:3-4 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:3-4
Nehemiah 5:1 - Nehemiah Helps the Poor Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their Jewish ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:1 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:1
Psalms 58:2 - No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth. Click to read the verse Psalms 58:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 58:2
Revelation 18:24 - In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been killed on th... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:24 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:24
James 5:1-4 - Warning to Rich Oppressors Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery tha... Click to read the verse James 5:1-4 Click to read the verse James 5:1-4
Exodus 22:25-26 - “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; ch... Click to read the verse Exodus 22:25-26 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:25-26
Ezekiel 24:6 - “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encr... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:6
Ezekiel 11:6 - You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:6
Matthew 23:25 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cu... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:25
Leviticus 25:35-36 - “‘If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him a... Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:35-36 Click to read the verse Leviticus 25:35-36