Deuteronomy 25:13
11 If two men are fighting, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals,
12 you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.
You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
14 You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.
15 You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
- KJV
- Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
- WEB
- You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, one heavy and one light.
- ASV
- Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
- DARBY
- Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
- BLB
- You shall not have in your bag a stone and a stone, a large and a small.
- ÅB
- Du skal ikke ha to slags vektsteiner i din pung, en stor og en liten;
- OTB
- Ha ikke forskjellige vekter i din pose—en tung, en lett.
- B1930
- Du skal ikke ha to slags vektstener i din pung, en stor og en liten;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 11:1
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
Read in contextProverbs 16:11
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:35–37
You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
Read in contextAmos 8:5
asking, “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.
Read in contextEzekiel 45:10–11
You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.
Read in contextMicah 6:11–12
Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
Read in contextProverbs 20:10
Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
Read in context