Micah 6:11

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

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

In Context

10There is wealth in the houses of the wicked that is dishonest, 1 and false measures that are abominable. 1

12The rich men are full of violence, 1 the inhabitants have spoken lies, 1 and their tongue in their mouth is deceitful. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:11Honest scales come from Yahweh; 1 all the weights in the bag are his work. 1

Hosea 12:7The merchants have false scales in their hands; 1 they love to defraud. 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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