Micah 6:11

'Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

12For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:11A just balance and scales are the LORD'S; all the weights of the bag are His work.

Hosea 12:7(12-8) As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress.

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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