Micah 6:10

There is wealth in the houses of the wicked that is dishonest, 1 and false measures that are abominable. 1

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

In Context

9The voice of Yahweh is making a proclamation to the city— 1 even now wisdom acknowledges your name: 1 “Pay attention to the rod, 1 and to the one who has put it in place. + 6:9 Instead of the Hebrew text's reading of Pay attention to the rod and to the one who has put it into place , some modern versions have Listen, tribe, and those assembled together in the city . 1

11Should I consider a person to be innocent if he uses fraudulent scales, 1 with a bag of deceptive weights? 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 25:13You must not have in your bag different weights, a large and a small.

Joshua 7:1But the people of Israel acted unfaithfully regarding the things that were set apart for destruction. Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some things that were set apart for destruction, and Yahweh's anger burned against the people of Israel.

Proverbs 10:2Treasures accumulated by wickedness have no value, 1 but doing what is right keeps you from death. 1

Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures— 1 Yahweh hates them both. 1

Proverbs 21:6Acquiring riches by a lying tongue 1 is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills. 1

Jeremiah 5:27Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit. 1 So they grow large and become rich. 1

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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