Micah 6:10

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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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Amos 8:5

General references

Exodus 20:15

Leviticus 25:14

Ezekiel 45:10

Bible References

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But yet the children of Israel trespassed in the excommunicate things: for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, took of the excommunicate things. And the wrath of the LORD waxed hot against the children of Israel.

And Naaman said, "Adventure and take two talents of silver in two bags, with two goodly garments." - and delivered them unto two of his servants, to bear it before him.

Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.

Whoso hordeth up riches with the deceitfulness of his tongue: he is a fool, and like unto them that seek their own death.

For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for me, to take them and destroy them.

sayeth the LORD: they gather together evil gotten goods, and lay up robbery in their houses.'

Like as the wine deceiveth the drunkard, even so the proud shall fail and not endure. He openeth his desire wide up as the hell, and is as insatiable as death. All Heathen gathereth he to him, and heapeth unto him all people."

In the same day also will I visit all those that tread over the threshold so proudly, which fill their lords' house with robbery and falsity.

Then said he unto me, 'This is the curse, that goeth forth over the whole earth: for all thieves shall be judged after this book, and all swearers shall be judged according to the same.

Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.

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"'Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, neither in meteyard, weight or measure.

Thou shalt not have in thy bag two manner weights, a great and a small:

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a true weight pleaseth him.

To use two manner of weights, or two manner of measures, both these are abominable unto the LORD.

"Thus sayeth the LORD God: O ye princes, ye have now oppressed and destroyed enough. Now leave off, handle now according to the thing that is equal and lawful: and thrust out my people no more, sayeth the LORD God.

But the merchant hath a false weight in his hand, he hath a pleasure to occupy extortion.

"When will the new month be gone, that we may sell victuals; and the Sabbath, that we may have scarceness of corn; to make the bushel less, and the Sicle greater?

General references

"Thou shalt not steal.

"'When thou sellest ought unto thy neighbour or buyest of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

Ye shall have a true weight, and a true Ephah, and a true Bath.