Thematic Bible: Balances
Thematic Bible
Balances » Figurative
let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may see my innocence.
As for men they are but vanity; the children of men are deceitful. Upon the weights they are altogether lighter than vanity itself.
"Who hath holden the waters in his fist? Who hath measured heaven with his span, and hath comprehended all the earth of the world in three measures? Who hath weighed the mountains and hills in a balance?
Tekel, thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting:
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, "Come and see." And I beheld, and lo, a black horse: and he that sat on him, had a pair of balances in his hand.
Balances » Used for weighing
O Thou son of man, take thee then a sharp knife, namely a razor. Take that, and shave the hair of thy head and beard: Then take the scales and weight, and divide the hair asunder.
let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may see my innocence.
"Who hath holden the waters in his fist? Who hath measured heaven with his span, and hath comprehended all the earth of the world in three measures? Who hath weighed the mountains and hills in a balance?
Behold, all people are in comparison of him, as a drop to a bucketful, and are counted as the least thing that the balance weigheth. Behold, the Isles are in comparison of him, as the shadow of the sunbeam.
Balances » False balance used
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?
Or should I justify the false balances and the bag of deceitful weights,
Balances » Money weighed with
Ye fools, no doubt, will take out silver and gold out of your purses, and weigh it, and hire a goldsmith to make a god of it, that men may kneel down and worship it.
I caused him also to make me a writing, and to seal it, and called record thereby, and weighed him there the money upon the weights.
Balances » Must be just
But ye shall have true balances, true weights, a true ephah and a true hin. I am the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt,
A true measure and a true balance are the LORD's; he maketh all weights.
Balances » An abomination
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a true weight pleaseth him.
The LORD abhoreth two manner of weights, and a false balance is an evil thing.
Related Topics
- Abominations, To God
- Accuracy
- Balance In Life
- Balances, Dishonest Use
- Balances, For Business
- Balances, Metaphorical Use
- Business Ethics
- Buying and selling
- Cheating
- Covenant breakers
- Deception, Forbidden By God
- Dishonesty