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God expects his people to use accurate weights and measures, and to use just balances. This is underlined in the Law, the Prophets and the wisdom literature.
Lev 19:35-36 Cheating by falsifying weights and measures was common in a culture where there was no standardisation or regulatory authority. See also Dt 25:13-16
A call for honesty Eze 45:9-10
Condemnation of dishonesty Am 8:4-6 See also Hos 12:7-8; Mic 6:10-14
Pr 20:10 See also Pr 11:1; Pr 16:11 Merchants carried stones of different sizes in a pouch for weighing silver for payment; Pr 20:23; Pr 22:28 To move a boundary stone was in effect to steal land.
5242 | buying & selling |
5253 | cheating |
5318 | fraud |
5347 | injustice |
5407 | merchants |
5512 | scales & balances |
8275 | honesty |
8714 | dishonesty |