10 Bible Verses about Balances, Dishonest Use

“You must not be unfair 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 Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.

Differing weights and varying measures—
both are detestable to the Lord.

Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.

Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.

Differing weights are detestable to the Lord,
and dishonest scales are unfair.

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.
Look and take note;
search in her squares.
If you find one person,
any who acts justly,
who seeks to be faithful,
then I will forgive her.

But you must return to your God.
Maintain love and justice,
and always put your hope in God. A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.

Hear this, you who trample on the needy
and do away with the poor of the land,
asking, “When will the New Moon be over
so we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath,
so we may market wheat?
We can reduce the measure
while increasing the price
and cheat with dishonest scales.
We can buy the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and even sell the chaff!” read more.
The Lord has sworn by the Pride of Jacob:

I will never forget all their deeds.
Because of this, won’t the land quake
and all who dwell in it mourn?
All of it will rise like the Nile;
it will surge and then subside
like the Nile in 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.read more.
“As a result, I have begun to strike you severely,
bringing desolation because of your sins.