Micah 6:11

American Standard Version (1901)

Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

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Referenced Verses

  • Hos 12:7 : 7 [He is] a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
  • Lev 19:36 : 36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
  • Prov 16:11 : 11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

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