Malachi 2:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 2:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 2:7 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the L..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 2:7 — KJV
“For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.”
— Malachi 2:7 (KJV)
Malachi 2:7 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 2:7
“That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:7: lips, keep, mouth
“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:7: lips, keep, mouth
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:7: priest, law, lord
“And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:7: priest, should, lord
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:7: should, law, lord
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