Leviticus 19:35
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.”
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“You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 19:35 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Deuteronomy 25:13You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
- Deuteronomy 25:15You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- 1 Chronicles 23:29as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
- Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
- Proverbs 16:11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
- Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures— both are detestable to the LORD.
- Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 45:10You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.
- Amos 8:5asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
- Micah 6:1Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
- Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
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