Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

A merchant

The balances

He loveth

General references

Bible References

A merchant

John 2:16
and otherthrew the tables, And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of traffick.

The balances

1 Timothy 6:9
But they that desire to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

He loveth

James 5:4
Behold the hire of your labourers who have reaped your fields, which is kept back by you, crieth: and the cries of them who have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabbaoth.

General references

Luke 19:46
Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.