Deuteronomy 25:13-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Honest Weights and Measures
13 “You must not have two different weights[a] in your bag, one heavy and one light.(A) 14 You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. 15 You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God.(B)
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- Deuteronomy 25:13 Lit have a stone and a stone
Deuteronomy 25:13-16
New International Version
13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light.(A) 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long(B) in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.(C)
Proverbs 16:11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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- Proverbs 16:11 Merchants kept the stones for their scales in a bag.
Proverbs 16:11
New International Version
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)
Ezekiel 45:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 “You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure,[a] and an honest liquid measure.[b](A)
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- Ezekiel 45:10 Lit an honest ephah
- Ezekiel 45:10 Lit and an honest bath
Ezekiel 45:10
New International Version
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- Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 bushel or about 22 liters.
- Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was a liquid measure equaling about 6 gallons or about 22 liters.
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