Micah 6:11

Shall the wicked be justified by the balanced, or deceitful weights in the bag,

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10Is there not fire, and the house of the wicked heaping up wicked treasures, and that with the pride of unrighteousness?

12whereby they have accumulated their ungodly wealth, and they that dwell in the city have uttered falsehoods, and their tongue has been exalted in their mouth?

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:11The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.

Hosea 12:7As for Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.

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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