4 of exactness of scales and weights, of getting much or little, (WEB) 5 of bargaining dealing with merchants, of frequent correction of children, and of making the back of an evil slave to bleed. (WEB) 6 A seal is good where an evil wife is. Where there are many hands, lock things up. (WEB)
Sirach 42:4–6
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Sirach 41:21–23
21 of turning away your face from a kinsman, of taking away a portion or a gift, of gazing at a woman who has a husband, (WEB) 22 of meddling with his maid—and don’t come near her bed, of abusive speech to friends—and after you have given, don’t insult, (WEB) 23 of repeating and sp… (WEB)
Hosea 12:6–8
6 But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God. 7 A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. 8 And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they ca…
Sirach 41:17–19
17 Be ashamed of sexual immorality before father and mother, of a lie before a prince and a mighty man, (WEB) 18 of an offense before a judge and ruler, of iniquity before the congregation and the people, of unjust dealing before a partner and friend, (WEB) 19 and of theft in the p… (WEB)
Deuteronomy 25:12–14
12 you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity. 13 You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. 14 You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.
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…
Proverbs 27:22–24
22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. 23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; 24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Ezekiel 45:9–11
9 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’ 10 You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. 11 The ephah and t…
Wisdom of Solomon 3:11–13
11 for he who despises wisdom and discipline is miserable. Their hope is void and their toils unprofitable. Their works are useless. (WEB) 12 Their wives are foolish and their children are wicked. (WEB) 13 Their descendants are cursed. For the barren woman who is undefiled is happy… (WEB)
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