Micah 6:11

Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

In Context

10Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?

12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.

Matthew Henry on Micah 6:10-16

Accusations and Threatenings. ( b. c. 710.) 9 The Lord 's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? 12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their… Read the whole commentary →

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