Hosea 7:3

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 22:13 shows a messenger pressuring Micaiah to align with false prophets — reflecting how leaders delight in lies that please them.

Jeremiah 5:31 adds that the people love false prophecy — expanding on how wickedness and lies please both rulers and the nation.

Jeremiah 37:19 mocks prophets who said Babylon wouldn't attack — lies that pleased Judah's kings, mirroring Hosea's theme.

Micah 7:3 Parallel

Micah 7:3 depicts princes and judges doing evil together — directly illustrating how leaders take pleasure in wicked schemes.

In 2 Chronicles 18:12, the messenger tells Micaiah to speak favorably like the other prophets — they lie to please the king, directly mirroring princes made glad with lies.

Psalm 62:4 Parallel

Psalm 62:4 describes people who 'take pleasure in falsehood' — exactly the same delight in lies that makes the king glad in Hosea 7:3.

Mark 14:11 Parallel

In Mark 14:11, the chief priests are glad about Judas's betrayal, mirroring how rulers in Hosea delight in the people's treachery.

In 1 Corinthians 13:6, love does not rejoice in wrongdoing — contrasting with the rulers' joy in evil in Hosea.

Jeremiah 28:1-4 records Hananiah's false prophecy of peace — exactly the kind of lie that would make a king glad.

Amos 7:10-13 shows a priest rejecting true prophecy — wickedness that serves the king's interests, though not stated explicitly.

Micah 6:16 Historical context

Micah 6:16 accuses Israel of following Omri and Ahab's wicked ways — a broader pattern of rulers delighting in evil.

Isaiah 1:23 Parallel

Isaiah 1:23 describes princes who love bribes and neglect justice — corrupt leaders delighting in sin, similar to princes made glad by lies.

Romans 1:32 Parallel

Romans 1:32 describes people approving of sin in others — the same approval that 'makes the king glad' with wickedness.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:12, those who take pleasure in unrighteousness face condemnation — a similar delight in evil as Hosea describes.