Isaiah 9:16
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 3:12 says 'your guides mislead you' and 'swallowed up' — the same complaint and imagery as here.
In Isaiah 28:7, priests and prophets stagger from wine, erring in vision — same theme of spiritual leaders misleading the people.
Matthew 15:14 uses 'blind guides' leading followers to destruction — a direct parallel to misguidance here.
Matthew 23:16-36 condemns blind guides and warns of judgment, expanding on the theme of false leadership.
In Jeremiah 14:16, false prophets who lied to the people are punished — echoes the condemnation of misleading guides here.
In Jeremiah 23:13, Samaria's prophets lead Israel astray by Baal — direct parallel to guides who mislead.
In Lamentations 2:14, prophets see false and foolish visions that mislead — same condemnation of deceptive leaders.
In Ezekiel 44:12, Levites became a stumbling block leading Israel into idolatry — parallel of leaders causing the people to stray.
In Micah 3:5, prophets lead people astray for personal gain — directly echoes the misleading guides here.
Malachi 2:8 describes priests who caused many to stumble, the same accusation of leaders misleading God's people into error.
Matthew 7:15 warns of false prophets who lead astray, echoing the theme of deceptive leaders causing destruction.
Luke 6:39 uses the blind leading the blind to both fall into a pit, directly illustrating the outcome of misleaders.