Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

A false balance

Bible References

Weights

Proverbs 20:10
Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
Ezekiel 45:10
Have true scales and a true ephah and a true bath.

A false balance

Hosea 12:7
As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.
Amos 8:5
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;

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain