Hosea 12:8
And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.
American Standard Version
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In Context
7[He is] a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:17and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Psalms 49:6They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalms 62:10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon].
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
Isaiah 10:13For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit [on thrones]:
Jeremiah 2:35Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 12:8-14
Reproof for Sin; Judgment Threatened; Memorials of Divine Mercy. ( b. c. 723.) 7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. 9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast. 10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used… Read the whole commentary →