Bible Cross References
the treasures
Joshua 7:1
The LORD's command to Israel not to take from Jericho anything that was to be destroyed was not obeyed. A man named Achan disobeyed that order, and so the LORD was furious with the Israelites. (Achan was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, and belonged to the clan of Zerah, a part of the tribe of Judah.)
2 Kings 5:23
"Please take six thousand pieces of silver," Naaman replied. He insisted on it, tied up the silver in two bags, gave them and two changes of fine clothes to two of his servants, and sent them on ahead of Gehazi.
2 Kings 5:24
When they reached the hill where Elisha lived, Gehazi took the two bags and carried them into the house. Then he sent Naaman's servants back.
Proverbs 10:2
Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.
Proverbs 21:6
The riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the jaws of death.
Jeremiah 5:26
"Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people.
Jeremiah 5:27
Just as a hunter fills a cage with birds, they have filled their houses with loot. That is why they are powerful and rich,
Amos 3:10
The LORD says, "These people fill their mansions with things taken by crime and violence. They don't even know how to be honest.
Habakkuk 2:5-11
5
Wealth is deceitful. Greedy people are proud and restless---like death itself they are never satisfied. That is why they conquer nation after nation for themselves.
6
The conquered people will taunt their conquerors and show their scorn for them. They will say, "You take what isn't yours, but you are doomed! How long will you go on getting rich by forcing your debtors to pay up?"
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But before you know it, you that have conquered others will be in debt yourselves and be forced to pay interest. Enemies will come and make you tremble. They will plunder you!
8
You have plundered the people of many nations, but now those who have survived will plunder you because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities.
9
You are doomed! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have tried to make your own home safe from harm and danger!
10
But your schemes have brought shame on your family; by destroying many nations you have only brought ruin on yourself.
11
Even the stones of the walls cry out against you, and the rafters echo the cry.
Zephaniah 1:9
I will punish all who worship like pagans and who steal and kill in order to fill their master's house with loot.
Zechariah 5:3
Then he said to me, "On it is written the curse that is to go out over the whole land. On one side of the scroll it says that every thief will be removed from the land; and on the other side it says that everyone who tells lies under oath will also be taken away.
Zechariah 5:4
The LORD Almighty says that he will send this curse out, and it will enter the house of every thief and the house of everyone who tells lies under oath. It will remain in their houses and leave them in ruins."
James 5:1-4
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And now, you rich people, listen to me! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you!
2
Your riches have rotted away, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.
3
Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.
4
You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
and
Leviticus 19:35
"Do not cheat anyone by using false measures of length, weight, or quantity.
Leviticus 19:36
Use honest scales, honest weights, and honest measures. I am the LORD your God, and I brought you out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 25:13-16
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"Do not cheat when you use weights and measures.
15
Use true and honest weights and measures, so that you may live a long time in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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The LORD hates people who cheat.
Proverbs 11:1
The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights.
Proverbs 20:10
The LORD hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.
Proverbs 20:23
The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.
Ezekiel 45:9-12
9
The Sovereign LORD said, "You have sinned too long, you rulers of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression. Do what is right and just. You must never again drive my people off their land. I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you this.
10
"Everyone must use honest weights and measures:
11
"The ephah for dry measure is to be equal to the bath for liquid measure. The standard is the homer. The resulting measures are as follows: 1 homer = 10 ephahs = 10 baths
12
"Your weights are to be as follows: 20 gerahs = 1 shekel 60 shekels = 1 mina
Hosea 12:7
The LORD says, "The people of Israel are as dishonest as the Canaanites; they love to cheat their customers with false scales.
Hosea 12:8
'We are rich,' they say. 'We've made a fortune. And no one can accuse us of getting rich dishonestly.'
Amos 8:5
You say to yourselves, "We can hardly wait for the holy days to be over so that we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath end, so that we can start selling again? Then we can overcharge, use false measures, and fix the scales to cheat our customers.
Amos 8:6
We can sell worthless wheat at a high price. We'll find someone poor who can't pay his debts, not even the price of a pair of sandals, and we'll buy him as a slave."