Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

The wicked

The bag

Bible References

The wicked

Hosea 12:7
A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
He loves to oppress.

The bag

Proverbs 16:11
A just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the weights of the bag are His concern.

General references

Exodus 20:15
You shall not steal.
Leviticus 25:14
If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.
Ezekiel 45:10
“You shall have just balances, a just ephah and a just bath.

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