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 hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.

The bag

Proverbs 16:11

A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].

General references

Exodus 20:15
“You shall not steal [secretly, openly, fraudulently, or through carelessness].
Leviticus 25:14
If you sell anything to your friend or buy from your friend, you shall not wrong one another.
Ezekiel 45:10
“You shall have just balances and weights [on your scales and just measures], a just ephah [dry volume measure] and a just bath [liquid measure].