Bible Cross References
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Psalm 12:1
Help us, LORD! There is not a good person left; honest people can no longer be found.
Psalm 12:2
All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery.
Psalm 55:9-11
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Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord! I see violence and riots in the city,
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surrounding it day and night, filling it with crime and trouble.
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There is destruction everywhere; the streets are full of oppression and fraud.
Psalm 73:3-9
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because I was jealous of the proud when I saw that things go well for the wicked.
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They do not suffer pain; they are strong and healthy.
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They do not suffer as other people do; they do not have the troubles that others have.
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And so they wear pride like a necklace and violence like a robe;
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their hearts pour out evil, and their minds are busy with wicked schemes.
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They laugh at other people and speak of evil things; they are proud and make plans to oppress others.
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They speak evil of God in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,
Psalm 120:5
Living among you is as bad as living in Meshech or among the people of Kedar.
Psalm 120:6
I have lived too long with people who hate peace!
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I looked again at all the injustice that goes on in this world. The oppressed were crying, and no one would help them. No one would help them, because their oppressors had power on their side.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
Don't be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by someone higher, and both are protected by still higher officials.
Jeremiah 9:2-6
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I wish I had a place to stay in the desert where I could get away from my people. They are all unfaithful, a mob of traitors.
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They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The LORD says, "My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God."
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Everyone must be on guard against their friends, and no one can trust their relatives; for all relatives are as deceitful as Jacob, and everyone slanders their friends.
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They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The LORD says that his people reject him.
Ezekiel 2:6
"But you, mortal man, must not be afraid of them or of anything they say. They will defy and despise you; it will be like living among scorpions. Still, don't be afraid of those rebels or of anything they say.
Micah 7:1-4
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It's hopeless! I am like a hungry person who finds no fruit left on the trees and no grapes on the vines. All the grapes and all the tasty figs have been picked.
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There is not an honest person left in the land, no one loyal to God. Everyone is waiting for a chance to commit murder. Everyone hunts down their own people.
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They are all experts at doing evil. Officials and judges ask for bribes. The influential people tell them what they want, and so they scheme together.
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Even the best and most honest of them are as worthless as weeds. The day has come when God will punish the people, as he warned them through their watchmen, the prophets. Now they are in confusion.
Matthew 10:16
"Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.
2 Peter 2:8
That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions.