38 Bible Verses about measurement

Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift.

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.

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

For with the judgment you use, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used.

This is what the Lord says:

If the heavens above can be measured
and the foundations of the earth below explored,
I will reject all of Israel’s descendants
because of all they have done—
this is the Lord’s declaration.

Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured and added to you.

The woodworker stretches out a measuring line,
he outlines it with a stylus;
he shapes it with chisels
and outlines it with a compass.
He makes it according to a human likeness,
like a beautiful person,
to dwell in a temple.

“You must not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.

The dry measure and the liquid measure will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5½ gallons and the dry measure holding half a bushel. Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure.

I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

I asked, “Where are you going?”

He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem to determine its width and length.”

Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ sins!

Their measure is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

“These are the measurements of the altar in units of length (each unit being the standard length plus three inches): the gutter is 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide, with a rim of nine inches around its edge. This is the base of the altar.

This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

For we don’t dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. But in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves to themselves, they lack understanding.

We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even to you.

The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.

According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:

If prophecy,
use it according to the standard of one’s faith;

When God fixed the weight of the wind
and limited the water by measure,

Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?

and to know the Messiah’s love that surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Then the man measured the temple; it was 175 feet long. In addition, the temple yard and the building, including its walls, were 175 feet long.

Then he measured off a third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my waist.

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For God sent Him, and He speaks God’s words, since He gives the Spirit without measure.

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand?
Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure
or weighed the mountains in a balance
and the hills in the scales?

(Two quarts are a tenth of an ephah.)

These are Solomon’s foundations for building God’s temple: the length was 90 feet, and the width 30 feet.

Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: “Go and measure God’s sanctuary and the altar, and count those who worship there.

We are not bragging beyond measure about other people’s labors. But we have the hope that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged,

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

The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

Next, he measured the pilasters—105 feet. The gate extended around to the pilaster of the court.

You are also to drink water by measure, a sixth of a gallon, which you will drink from time to time.

Lord, do not be terribly angry
or remember our iniquity forever.
Please look—all of us are Your people!