Daniel 5:27
‘tekel’—you have been weighed on the scales [of righteousness] and found deficient;
Psalm 62:9
Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).
In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];
They are together lighter than a breath.
Job 31:6
Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales,
And let God know my integrity.
Jeremiah 6:30
They call them rejected silver [only dross, without value],
Because the Lord has rejected them.
Ezekiel 22:18-20
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross (metallic waste) to Me. All of them are (useless) bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
Matthew 22:11-12
1 Corinthians 3:13
each one’s work will be clearly shown [for what it is]; for the day [of judgment] will disclose it, because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality and character and worth of each person’s work.
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Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales,
And let God know my integrity.
Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).
In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];
They are together lighter than a breath.
They call them rejected silver [only dross, without value],
Because the Lord has rejected them.