Micah 6:10

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Summary

Micah 6:10

Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

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And

Amos 8:5

General references

Exodus 20:15

Leviticus 25:14

Ezekiel 45:10

Bible References

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But the children of Israel did wrong about the cursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the family of Judah, took of the cursed thing, moving the Lord to wrath against the children of Israel.

And Naaman said, Be good enough to take two talents. And forcing him to take them, he put two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and gave them to his two servants to take before him.

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.

For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.

A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.

And in that day I will send punishment on all those who come jumping over the doorstep and make their master's house full of violent behaviour and deceit.

Then he said to me, This is the curse which goes out over the face of all the land: for long enough has every thief gone without punishment, and long enough has every taker of false oaths gone without punishment.

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

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Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.

Do not have in your bag different weights, a great and a small;

Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.

This is what the Lord has said: Let this be enough for you, O rulers of Israel: let there be an end of violent behaviour and wasting; do what is right, judging uprightly; let there be no more driving out of my people, says the Lord.

As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, so that we may do trade in grain? and the Sabbath, so that we may put out in the market the produce of our fields? making the measure small and the price great, and trading falsely with scales of deceit;

General references

Do not take the property of another.

And in the business of trading goods for money, do no wrong to one another.

Have true scales and a true ephah and a true bath.