Verse 35

Do not use dishonest measures in judgment, whether in length, weight, or quantity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 25:13 : 13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag, a heavy one and a light one.
  • Deut 25:15 : 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
  • Prov 11:1 : 1 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.
  • Prov 16:11 : 11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.
  • Prov 20:10 : 10 Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.
  • Ezek 22:12-13 : 12 In you, they accept bribes to shed blood; they take interest and increase unlawfully. You have gained profit in extorting your neighbors, and you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD. 13 See, I will strike my hands together in anger at the dishonest gain you have made and the bloodshed that has been done in your midst.
  • Amos 8:5-6 : 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit? 6 Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.'
  • Mic 6:1 : 1 Listen now to what the Lord says: "Arise, present your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice."
  • Matt 7:2 : 2 For with the standard you use to judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
  • Lev 19:15 : 15 Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.