6 occurrences

'Balances' in the Bible

You shall have just and accurate balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsJust WeightsWeighingThe Lord Is GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptRight Measuresbalanceweight

“Oh, that my grief could actually be weighedAnd placed in the balances together with my tragedy [to see if my grief is the grief of a coward]!

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartBalances, Metaphorical Usebalance

Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];They are together lighter than a breath.

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceWeighingLight As ChaffComparative MeasuresMere Menbalancegirlfriends

“And you [Ezekiel], son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor and shave your head and your beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair [into three parts].

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBarbersBaldnessBeardsArts And Crafts, Types ofRazorsWeighingCutting HairDividing Into Three ThingsHairbalance

‘tekel’—you have been weighed on the scales [of righteousness] and found deficient;

Verse ConceptsDivine BalancesWeighingShortagesWeighing The Immaterialbalanceweight

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Balances (16 instances)
Correspondence (1 instance)
Poise (1 instance)
Proportion (32 instances)
Remainder (132 instances)

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ζυγός 
Zugos 
Usage: 4