Micah 6:10
Even yet, are there, in the house of the lawless one, the treasures of lawlessness,—and the scant measure—accurst?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11Shall I be pure with lawless balances? or with bag of deceitful weights?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:13Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights,—a great and a small.
Joshua 7:1But the sons of Israel had committed an act of unfaithfulness in respect of what was devoted,—for Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah had taken of what was devoted, and the anger of Yahweh had kindled against the sons of Israel.
Proverbs 10:2The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.
Proverbs 20:10Divers weights, and divers measures, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
Proverbs 21:6The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, [they who seek them] seek death,
Jeremiah 5:27As, a cage, is full of birds, So, are, their houses, full of unrighteous gain,—For this cause, have they become great and waxen rich:
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 →