Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

BSB · Berean Standard Bible

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.

KJV · King James Version

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 Armies.

WEB · World English Bible

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.

ASV · American Standard Version

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Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

the priest's: Leviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 17:8–11; Deuteronomy 21:5; Deuteronomy 24:8; 2 Chronicles 17:8, 9; 2 Chronicles 30:22; Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 8:2–8; Jeremiah 15:19; Jeremiah 18:18; Haggai 2:11–13; 2 Timothy 2:24, 25
the messenger: Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 42:19; Isaiah 44:26; Haggai 1:13; John 13:20; John 20:21; Acts 16:17; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Galatians 4:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:8