15 You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 25:15
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Leviticus 19:34–36
34 You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. 35 You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. 36 You shall maintain honest scales and w…
Ezekiel 45:9–11
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Deuteronomy 16:19–21
19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. 20 Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving…
Proverbs 11:1–2
1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. 2 When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Deuteronomy 5:32–33
32 So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left. 33 You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that y…
Proverbs 20:22–24
22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you. 23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good. 24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:9–11
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”? 10 Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD. 11 Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Proverbs 16:10–12
10 A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice. 11 Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. 12 Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
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