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Hosea 12:6

But you must return to your God;

maintain love and justice,

and always wait on your God.

Hosea 12:6 BSB

Hosea 12:6 has 35 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Micah 6:8 (14 votes) and Lamentations 3:25–26 (5 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Genesis 49 to James 2.

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Which verses does Hosea 12:6 point to?

The 20 strongest of 35, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Micah 6:814 votes

    He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

  2. Lamentations 3:25–265 votes

    The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

  3. Hosea 14:15 votes

    Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

  4. Micah 7:75 votes

    But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

  5. Hosea 6:1–34 votes

    Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. …

  6. Zechariah 7:94 votes

    “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

  7. Acts 2:384 votes

    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  8. James 2:134 votes

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  9. Genesis 49:183 votes

    I await Your salvation, O LORD.

  10. Psalm 27:143 votes

    Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

  11. Psalm 37:73 votes
  12. Psalm 123:23 votes
  13. Psalm 130:5–73 votes
  14. Proverbs 1:233 votes
  15. Proverbs 21:33 votes
  16. Isaiah 1:163 votes
  17. Isaiah 8:173 votes
  18. Isaiah 30:183 votes
  19. Isaiah 31:63 votes
  20. Isaiah 40:313 votes

Which verses point to Hosea 12:6?

The 10 strongest of 12.