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The obtaining of goods or money by deception. Scripture condemns this practice, requiring believers to be honest in their dealings with one another.
Lev 19:11 See also Lev 19:13; Mk 10:19; 1Co 6:8
2Ki 12:15 See also Nu 16:15; 1Sa 12:4; 2Sa 18:12; 1Ki 13:8; 2Ki 5:16
Stealing Ex 20:15 pp Dt 5:19 See also Dt 23:24; Eph 4:28; Tit 2:12; 1Pe 4:15
Breach of trust Lev 6:2; Eze 16:17; Lk 16:12
Not repaying loans Ps 37:21
Not paying fair wages See also Ge 31:6-9; Jas 5:4
Using dishonest weights or scales Lev 19:35-36; Pr 20:23 See also Dt 25:13-16; Hos 12:7-8; Am 8:5
Charging excess taxes Lk 19:8
Moving boundary stones Pr 23:10 See also Dt 19:14; Dt 27:17
Extortion Hab 2:6 See also Isa 10:2; Eze 22:12; Am 5:11; Mt 18:28
5253 | cheating |
5310 | exploitation |
5512 | scales & balances |
5555 | stealing |
5613 | weights & measures |
5948 | shrewdness |
6145 | deceit |
8714 | dishonesty |
8790 | oppression |