10 Bible Verses about Balances, Dishonest Use

"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity. You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

"You're to use an honest scale, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure!

False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.

The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.

Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.

The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good.

"Wander through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and investigate; search through her squares and see whether you find anyone even one person there doing justice and seeking truth. Then I'll forgive them.

So you, return to your God; guard grace and justice, and look to your God always. "Now as for the merchant, deceitful balances remain in his hand, and he loves to defraud.

"Hear this, you who are swallowing up the needy, who intend to make the poor of the land fail, and who are saying, "When will the New Moon fade so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath conclude so we may market winnowed wheat? shortchanging the measure, raising the price, falsifying the scales by treachery, buying the poor for cash, and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling chaff mixed in with the wheat.'read more.
"The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: I will never forget anything they have done. Surely the land will tremble because of this, won't it? And all who live in it will mourn, won't they? The entire land will swell up like a flooded river. It will be stirred up and then will sink like the river of Egypt.

Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards? Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business? Her rich people are filled with violence, and her inhabitants tell lies their tongues speak deceitfully!read more.
"Therefore I will make you ill when I attack you; I will bring you to ruin because of your offenses.