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Micah 6:12 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Micah 6:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Micah chapter 6 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.”
Micah 6:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Micah 6:12
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. This verse specifies Jerusalem's corruption. "The rich men" (עֲשִׁירֶיהָ, ashireha) are the wealthy elite—merchants, landowners, rulers. They are "full of violence" (מָלְאוּ חָמָס, male'u chamas). Chamas (violence, injustice, cruelty) describes economic exploitation—using power to oppress the vulnerable. Proverbs 22:16 warns: "He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches...shall surely come to want." Violence isn't limited to physical assault but incl...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Micah 6:12
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“but in his heart he lays wait for him.”
“yet they have spoken lies against me.”
“and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes”
“and go from them! for they are all adulterers”
“they practice it”
“and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice”
“and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh”
“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
“Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.”
“the princes of Israel”