Malachi 2:6

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace, and in equity, and turned many away from iniquity.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

In Context

5My covenant was with him of life and peace: and I gave him fear: and he feared me, and he was afraid before my name.

7For the lips of the priest shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the angel of the Lord of hosts.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:21And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.

Genesis 6:9These are the generations of Noe: Noe was a just and perfect man in his generations, he walked with God.

Deuteronomy 33:10Thy judgments, O Jacob, and thy law, O Israel: they shall put incense in thy wrath and holocaust upon thy altar.

Psalms 37:30The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment.

Jeremiah 23:22If they stood in my counsel, and had made my words known to my people, I should have turned them from their evil way and from their wicked doings.

Daniel 12:3But they that are learned shall shine as the brightness of the firmament: and they that instruct many to justice, as stars for all eternity.

Matthew Henry on Malachi 2:2-10

The Office of the Priesthood; Charge against the Priests; The Priests Censured and Threatened. ( b. c. 400.) 1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts;… Read the whole commentary →

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