What the Bible says about
Extortion
12 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.”— Psalms 109:11 BSB
“Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,”— Isaiah 16:4 BSB
“In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.”— Ezekiel 22:12 BSB
“You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.”— Micah 3:2 BSB
“You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.””— Micah 3:3 BSB
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.”— Matthew 23:25 BSB
“The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.”— Luke 18:11 BSB
“I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.”— 1 Corinthians 5:10 BSB