10 Bible Verses about Balances, Dishonest Use

You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume. You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

You must use just balances, a just dry measure (an ephah), and a just liquid measure (a bath).

Diverse weights and diverse measures -- the Lord abhors both of them.

The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

The Lord abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

The Lord said, "Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.

But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you. The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.

Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land. You say, "When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We're eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales! We're eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!"read more.
The Lord confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob: "I swear I will never forget all you have done! Because of this the earth will quake, and all who live in it will mourn. The whole earth will rise like the River Nile, it will surge upward and then grow calm, like the Nile in Egypt.

"I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much. I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights. The city's rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.read more.
I will strike you brutally and destroy you because of your sin.