Amo 5:11-12, 8:4-7, Mic 2:2-3, 6:10-12, 7:3, Luk 3:14, 1Cor 6:8 | ESV | STEP | Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone , but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards , but you shall not drink their wine .

11 Therefore because you ^atrample on ^{▼▼Or you tax} the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
^cyou have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
^dyou have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who ^etake a bribe,
and ^fturn aside the needy ^gin the gate.

Amos 8:4-7

4 Hear this, ^hyou who trample on the needy
and bring the poor of the land to an end,
5 saying, “When will ⁱthe new moon be over,
that we may sell grain?
And ^jthe Sabbath,
that we may offer wheat for sale,
that we may make ^kthe ephah small and the shekel ^{▼▼An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams} great
and deal deceitfully with false balances,
6 that we may buy the poor for ^msilver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and sell the chaff of the wheat?”
7 The Lord has sworn by ⁿthe pride of Jacob:
“Surely ^oI will never forget any of their deeds.

Micah 2:2-3

2 They covet fields and ^pseize them,
and houses, and take them away;
they oppress a man and his house,
a man and his inheritance.
3 Therefore thus says the Lord:
behold, against ^qthis family I am devising disaster, ^{▼▼The same Hebrew word can mean evil or disaster, depending on the context}
from which you cannot remove your necks,
and you ^sshall not walk haughtily,
^tfor it will be a time of disaster.

Micah 6:10-12

10 Can I forget any longer the treasures ^{▼▼Or Are there still treasures} of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
and the scant measure that is accursed?
11 Shall I acquit the man ^vwith wicked scales
and with a bag of deceitful weights?
12 Your ^{▼▼Hebrew whose} rich men are ^xfull of violence;
your inhabitants ^yspeak lies,
and ^ztheir tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Micah 7:3

3 ^aaTheir hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
^abthe prince and ^acthe judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.

Luke 3:14

14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, ^adwhat shall we do?” And he said to them, ^ae“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your ^afwages.”

1 Corinthians 6:8

8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even ^agyour own brothers! ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters}