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Ezekiel 34:2-3
“ Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds,‘ This is what the Lord God says:“ Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should the shepherds not feed the flock?You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat sheep without feeding the flock.
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Micah 3:11
Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,“ Is the Lord not in our midst? Catastrophe will not come upon us.”
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Ezekiel 13:19
For handfuls of barley and pieces of bread, you have profaned Me to My people, to put to death some who should not die, and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.” ’ ”
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Isaiah 57:17
Because of the wrongful act of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.
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Jeremiah 22:17
“ But your eyes and your heart Are intent only upon your own dishonest gain, And on shedding innocent blood, And on practicing oppression and extortion.”
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Isaiah 1:3
An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master’s manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not understand.”
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Titus 1:7
For the overseer must be beyond reproach as God’s steward, not self willed, not quick tempered, not overindulging in wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,
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Micah 3:5-6
This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray: When they have something to bite with their teeth, They cry out,“ Peace!” But against him who puts nothing in their mouths They declare holy war.Therefore it will be night for you— without vision, And darkness for you— without divination. The sun will go down on the prophets, And the day will become dark over them.
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John 8:43
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot listen to My word.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10
One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility.
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1 Peter 5 2
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not with greed but with eagerness;
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2 Peter 2 14-2 Peter 2 16
having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having hearts trained in greed, accursed children;abandoning the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;but he received a rebuke for his own offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.
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Matthew 13:14-15
And in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,‘ You shall keep on listening, but shall not understand; And you shall keep on looking, but shall not perceive;For the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their heart, and return, And I would heal them.’
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Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have given themselves up to the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
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Acts 20:33
I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.
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1 Samuel 2 12-1 Samuel 2 17
Now the sons of Eli were useless men; they did not know the Lord.And this was the custom of the priests with the people: when anyone was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was cooking, with a three pronged fork in his hand.And he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; everything that the fork brought up, the priest would take for himself. They did so in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing,“ Give the priest meat for roasting, as he will not take cooked meat from you, only raw.”And if the man said to him,“ They must burn the fat first, then take as much as you desire,” then he would say,“ No, but you must give it to me now; and if not, I am taking it by force!”And so the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for the men treated the offering of the Lord disrespectfully.
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1 Timothy 3 3
not overindulging in wine, not a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
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1 Timothy 3 8
Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not insincere, not prone to drink much wine, not greedy for money,
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Malachi 1:10
“ If only there were one among you who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar for nothing! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of armies,“ nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
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Exodus 23:3
nor shall you show favor to a poor person in his dispute.
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Titus 1:11
who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of dishonest gain.
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Zechariah 11:15-17
And the Lord said to me,“ Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.For behold, I am going to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or provide for the one who is exhausted, but will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hoofs.Woe to the worthless shepherd Who abandons the flock! A sword will be on his arm And on his right eye! His arm will be totally withered, And his right eye will be blind.”
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2 Peter 2 3
and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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Jude 1:16
These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.
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2 Corinthians 4 4
in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral persons, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
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Philippians 3:19
whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who have their minds on earthly things.
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1 Samuel 2 29
Why are you showing contempt for My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded for My dwelling, and why are you honoring your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’
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Acts 20:29
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
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Philippians 3:2
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;