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 Parallel

Isaiah 3:12 says 'your guides mislead you' and 'swallowed up' — the same complaint and imagery as here.

Isaiah 28:7 Parallel

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.

Micah 3:5 Parallel

In Micah 3:5, prophets lead people astray for personal gain — directly echoes the misleading guides here.

Malachi 2:8 Parallel

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 Allusion

Luke 6:39 uses the blind leading the blind to both fall into a pit, directly illustrating the outcome of misleaders.