Ezekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 18:8 describes the righteous who lend without interest — the direct opposite of the profit-taking condemned in Ezekiel 22:12.
Ezekiel 18:13 condemns the same act — lending at interest and taking profit — reinforcing the indictment in Ezekiel 22:12.
Ezekiel 11:6 mentions multiplying slain in the city, connecting to the murder facilitated by bribes in Ezekiel 22:12.
Ezekiel 18:7 describes righteous actions (restoring pledges, no robbery) that contrast with the extortion and usury in Ezekiel 22:12.
Ezekiel 24:6 pronounces woe on Jerusalem's bloodshed and corruption, a broader judgment echoing the sins in Ezekiel 22:12.
In Luke 19:8, Zacchaeus’ repentance from extortion offers a contrasting response to Israel's greed.
Micah 7:3 describes bribery by princes and judges, directly mirroring Ezekiel's accusation of taking bribes to shed blood.
Matthew 23:14 pronounces woe on scribes who devour widows' houses—similar exploitation of the vulnerable as in Ezekiel.
Luke 3:13 instructs tax collectors not to extort—directly countering the extortion and bribery Ezekiel condemns.
Exodus 22:25 is the Mosaic law prohibiting exacting interest from the poor, the very law violated in Ezekiel 22:12.
In 1 Corinthians 5:11, Paul commands the church to disassociate from a greedy brother, mirroring God's judgment on such sin.
In 1 Corinthians 6:10, Paul lists the greedy and extortioners as those who will not inherit God's kingdom, echoing the sins condemned in Ezekiel.
In 1 Timothy 3:3, an overseer must not be greedy for money—a direct contrast to the corrupt leaders in Ezekiel.
In 1 Timothy 6:9, the desire to be rich leads to ruin—the same destructive path warned against in Ezekiel.
In 1 Timothy 6:10, the love of money is called the root of all evil, directly underlying the sins of bribery and extortion in Ezekiel.
In James 5:1-4, the rich who hoard and defraud laborers face judgment—the same exploitation condemned in Ezekiel.
In Jude 1:11, those who run after Balaam's error for pay share the greed-fueled corruption of Israel's leaders.
Nehemiah 5:7 has Nehemiah directly rebuking the nobles for exacting interest from their brothers—mirroring Ezekiel's charge.
Deuteronomy 27:25 pronounces a curse on taking a bribe to shed innocent blood, directly matching the sin.
Deuteronomy 23:19 is the law forbidding interest on loans to a brother—Ezekiel accuses Israel of violating this command.
Isaiah 1:23 condemns leaders who love bribes and neglect justice, a similar indictment of corruption.
Exodus 23:8 directly forbids taking bribes, which blinds judges—same warning as in Ezekiel.
Psalm 15:5 describes the righteous person who does not lend at interest or take bribes—the ideal that Israel failed to meet.
Deuteronomy 16:19 forbids bribery and perverting justice, echoing the same command against bribery.
Leviticus 25:36 explicitly forbids taking interest or profit from a brother, the very sin Ezekiel 22:12 accuses Israel of committing.
Psalm 26:10 describes the wicked whose hands are full of bribes—matching the bribery in Ezekiel.
Job 31:39 shows Job’s innocence—he did not exploit tenants, opposite to the extortion described in Ezekiel.
Micah 3:11 directly names bribery among leaders who judge for money—identical to Ezekiel's 'bribes to shed blood'.
Psalm 58:2 accuses corrupt judges of devising injustice—parallel to the corrupt leaders in Ezekiel.
Psalm 103:6 contrasts God's justice for the oppressed with the oppression and bribery condemned in Ezekiel.
Proverbs 17:23 directly parallels the bribery described in Ezekiel: the wicked secretly accept bribes to pervert justice.
Jeremiah 17:11 warns of riches gained unjustly, directly paralleling the extortion and usury in Ezekiel.
Jeremiah 6:13 condemns universal greed for unjust gain, mirroring the extortion and usury in Ezekiel.
Exodus 18:21 prescribes leaders who hate dishonest gain—directly opposing the bribery and extortion condemned here.
Zephaniah 3:3 uses predator imagery for corrupt leaders, matching the extortion and violence in Ezekiel 22:12.
Revelation 18:24 holds Babylon guilty of shedding blood—paralleling Ezekiel's bloodshed through bribery and God's judgment.
Micah 2:2 describes coveting and seizing fields and houses—matching Ezekiel's charge of extortion and dishonest gain.
Matthew 23:25 exposes inside greed despite outward religiosity—the same inner corruption behind Ezekiel's external sins.
Zechariah 7:10 commands not to oppress the widow, orphan, sojourner, or poor—echoing Ezekiel's charge of oppressing the vulnerable.
Amos 4:1 uses the 'cows of Bashan' image to condemn oppression of the poor—same social injustice as Ezekiel's list of sins.
Leviticus 25:14 commands fair dealing in land sales—contrasting with the neighbor exploitation here.
Leviticus 19:35 forbids dishonest measurements—a specific law violated by the extortion in Ezekiel.
Proverbs 1:19 warns that greed for unjust gain destroys its possessors—the same consequence implicit in Ezekiel's indictment.
Isaiah 56:11 condemns greedy leaders who never have enough—a parallel to the nationwide greed Ezekiel denounces.
Isaiah 3:5 depicts widespread social oppression and disorder, echoing the extortion and exploitation in Ezekiel.