Micah 6:10

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“Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?”

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BSBPD

“Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Are there yet <FI>in<Fi> the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Micah 6:10 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:35You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
  2. Deuteronomy 25:13You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
  3. Deuteronomy 25:16For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
  4. Joshua 7:1The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
  5. 2 Kings 5:23But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.
  6. Proverbs 10:2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
  7. Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
  8. Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures— both are detestable to the LORD.
  9. Proverbs 20:23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
  10. Proverbs 21:6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
  11. Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
  12. Jeremiah 5:27Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
  13. Ezekiel 45:9For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’
  14. Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
  15. Amos 3:9Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
  16. Amos 3:10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
  17. 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.
  18. Habakkuk 2:5and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
  19. Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
  20. Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
  21. Zechariah 5:6“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”
  22. James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

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