Micah 3:2

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Cross-references

1 Kings 21:20 shows Ahab selling himself to do evil, exactly the 'love evil, hate good' behavior Micah 3:2 condemns.

2 Timothy 3:3 lists 'despisers of good' as a mark of last-days people — a precise parallel to Micah's 'hate the good'.

Romans 12:9 Contrast

Romans 12:9 commands believers to abhor evil and hold fast to good — the direct opposite of Micah's leaders who love evil and hate good.

Romans 1:32 Parallel

Romans 1:32 describes people who approve of evil, paralleling Micah's leaders who love evil.

Acts 7:52 Parallel

In Acts 7:52, Stephen says the fathers persecuted and killed the prophets — directly paralleling Micah's leaders who violently tear God's people.

John 18:40 Parallel

John 18:40 shows the crowd choosing Barabbas the robber over Jesus, loving evil and hating good.

John 15:19 Parallel

In John 15:19, the world loves its own and hates those chosen out of it — directly paralleling Micah's leaders who love evil and hate good.

John 7:7 Parallel

In John 7:7, the world hates Jesus because He exposes its evil works — mirroring how Micah's leaders hate good and love evil.

Zechariah 11:5 shows buyers and shepherds slaughtering the flock without remorse — a direct parallel to the violent exploitation in Micah.

Zephaniah 3:3 likens rulers to ravenous wolves and lions — a parallel image of leaders devouring the people instead of protecting them.

Amos 8:4-6 similarly condemns those who trample the needy through dishonest commerce — both prophets denounce exploitation of the poor.

Amos 5:10-14 directly parallels: 'hate the one who upholds justice', 'trample the poor'—identical indictment of perverting justice.

Ezekiel 22:27 depicts princes as wolves tearing prey, a vivid parallel to Micah's tearing skin and flesh.

1 Kings 22:6-8 reveals Ahab hating Micaiah's true prophecy because it is bad—displaying the love of evil denounced in Micah 3:2.

Psalm 53:4 Parallel

Psalm 53:4 asks if evildoers who devour God's people have no knowledge, directly matching Micah's imagery.

Isaiah 3:15 Parallel

Isaiah 3:15 rebukes leaders for crushing the poor, the same oppression Micah condemns.

Proverbs 28:4 says those who forsake the law praise the wicked, exactly what Micah's leaders do.

Jeremiah 6:13 condemns all for greed and falsehood, from least to greatest—mirroring the corrupt leadership in Micah.

Psalm 14:4 Parallel

Psalm 14:4 says evildoers 'eat up my people as they eat bread' — same image of consuming God's people, reinforcing the oppression theme.

Psalm 52:3 Parallel

Psalm 52:3 says 'you love evil more than good' — almost identical phrasing to Micah's 'hate good and love evil', highlighting the same moral inversion.

Psalm 94:5 Parallel

Psalm 94:5 describes oppressors who 'break in pieces' God's people — a parallel to skinning, both showing violent affliction of the faithful.

Psalm 103:6 Contrast

Psalm 103:6 describes God doing justice for the oppressed—directly contrasting the leaders in Micah who oppress instead.

Luke 20:47 Parallel

Luke 20:47 condemns scribes who 'devour widows' houses' — the same verb 'devour' used for leaders consuming the vulnerable.

Proverbs 21:10 describes the wicked who desire evil and show no mercy—echoing the leaders' love for evil in Micah.

Isaiah 1:21 Parallel

Isaiah 1:21 mourns Jerusalem's fall from justice to murderers—same theme as Micah's leaders who hate good and love evil.

Ezekiel 24:4 uses the same pot metaphor of cutting up meat for judgment — echoing the imagery of chopping people into pieces.

Ezekiel 18:7 describes a righteous man who does not oppress — directly opposing the leaders who hate good here.

Ezekiel 11:7 uses a pot-and-meat metaphor for the slain—reminiscent of Micah's imagery of tearing flesh from bones.

Ezekiel 11:6 accuses leaders of filling Jerusalem with the slain—matching Micah's violent exploitation of the people.

Isaiah 58:6 Contrast

Isaiah 58:6 defines true fasting as freeing the oppressed—contrasting the leaders who exploit and tear the people.

Amos 2:6 Parallel

Amos 2:6 condemns selling the righteous for silver — a specific form of the oppression and love of evil denounced here.

Proverbs 1:12 uses violent imagery of swallowing people alive—matching the leaders' cruel tearing of flesh in Micah.

Hosea 4:2 Parallel

Hosea 4:2 lists widespread sins — swearing, lying, killing — similar to the 'love evil' described here, both condemning societal corruption.

John 15:18 Parallel

John 15:18 shows the world's hatred for believers as it hated Jesus first — extending the same pattern of hating the righteous seen in Micah.

John 15:23 Parallel

John 15:23 equates hating Jesus with hating the Father — connecting hatred of good (Micah) to hatred of God Himself.

John 15:24 Parallel

John 15:24 reveals the world sees Jesus' works yet still hates Him and the Father — echoing the stubborn hatred of good in Micah.

Acts 7:51 Parallel

Acts 7:51 accuses leaders of always resisting the Holy Spirit — a parallel to Micah's leaders who oppose goodness by hating good and loving evil.

Philippians 1:10 urges approving what is excellent — the exact opposite of 'hate good, love evil' described here.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 speaks of those who 'had pleasure in unrighteousness' — parallel to loving evil and being condemned.

Deuteronomy 25:1 describes proper justice acquitting innocent and condemning guilty — the very opposite of the corrupt leaders Micah condemns.