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Abomination » Things that are, to God » Unjust weights and measures
"You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. read more.
For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God.
For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God.
but an accurate weight is His delight.
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.
and dishonest scales
Balances » An abomination
but an accurate weight is His delight.
and dishonest scales
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
but an accurate weight is His delight.
with dishonest scales in his hands.
or bags of deceptive weights?
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
is a vanishing mist,
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
Business life » Fidelity » Honesty, encouraged
but an accurate weight is His delight.
"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
For we are making provision for what is right, not only before the Lord but also before men.
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.
Business life » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
but an accurate weight is His delight.
or bags of deceptive weights?
You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
all the weights in the bag
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.
Delight » What the lord delights in
but an accurate weight is His delight.
Then Samuel said:
Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
Look: to obey is better than sacrifice,
to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.
as much as in obeying the Lord?
to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.
and He takes pleasure in his way.
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
This is what the Lord says: The wise must not boast in his wisdom; the mighty must not boast in his might; the rich must not boast in his riches. But the one who boasts should boast in this, that he understands and knows Me- that I am the Lord, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. [This is] the Lord's declaration.
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.
Dishonesty » Condemned
but an accurate weight is His delight.
with dishonest scales in his hands.
or bags of deceptive weights?
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
is a vanishing mist,
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
Honesty » In business encouraged
but an accurate weight is His delight.
"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
For we are making provision for what is right, not only before the Lord but also before men.
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.
Justice » False balances/divers weights
but an accurate weight is His delight.
both are detestable to the Lord.
Justice » Just weights
but an accurate weight is His delight.
all the weights in the bag
Justice » God » Delights in
but an accurate weight is His delight.
Measure » Must be just
"You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. read more.
For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God.
For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God.
but an accurate weight is His delight.
and dishonest scales
all the weights in the bag
both are detestable to the Lord.
"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked? Can I excuse wicked scales or bags of deceptive weights? For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands. But Ephraim says: "How rich I have become; I made it all myself. In all my earnings, no one can find any crime in me that I can be punished for!" I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again, as in the festival days.
Measures » Just weights
but an accurate weight is His delight.
or bags of deceptive weights?
You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
all the weights in the bag
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.
Social duties » Fidelity in business » Honesty in business, encouraged
but an accurate weight is His delight.
"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
For we are making provision for what is right, not only before the Lord but also before men.
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.
Social duties » Mercifulness » Of giving just weights
but an accurate weight is His delight.
or bags of deceptive weights?
You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
all the weights in the bag
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
but an accurate weight is His delight.
with dishonest scales in his hands.
or bags of deceptive weights?
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
is a vanishing mist,
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
Virtues » Fidelity » Honesty, encouraged
but an accurate weight is His delight.
"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
For we are making provision for what is right, not only before the Lord but also before men.
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.
Virtues » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
but an accurate weight is His delight.
or bags of deceptive weights?
You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
all the weights in the bag
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.
Weights » Troy weights a gerah = 1/50 oz » 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
but an accurate weight is His delight.
or bags of deceptive weights?
You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
all the weights in the bag
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.
Weights » Must be just
but an accurate weight is His delight.
and dishonest scales
all the weights in the bag
both are detestable to the Lord.
"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
"You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked? Can I excuse wicked scales or bags of deceptive weights?