Micah 6:11

World English Bible (2000)

Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

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Referenced Verses

  • Hos 12:7 : 7 A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
  • Lev 19:36 : 36 You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
  • Prov 16:11 : 11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; all the weights in the bag are his work.

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