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
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