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Deuteronomy 25:15

IntegrityJusticeMoney and wealth

13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

14 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

16 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

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BSB
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.
KJV
But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
WEB
You shall have a perfect and just weight. You shall have a perfect and just measure, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
ASV
A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
DARBY
A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just ephah shalt thou have; that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
BLB
And you shall have a complete and just stone, [and] you shall have a complete and just ephah, so that your days may be prolonged in the land that YHWH your God is giving to you.
ÅB
hele og rette vektsteiner, hel og rett efa skal du ha; så skal du leve lenge i det land Herren din Gud gir deg.
OTB
Du må ha nøyaktige og ærlige vekter og mål, så du kan leve lenge i det landet Herren din Gud gir deg.
B1930
hele og rette vektstener, hel og rett efa skal du ha; så skal du leve lenge i det land Herren din Gud gir dig.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 20:12

    Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:40

    Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:33

    Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:9

    And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

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  • Ephesians 6:3

    That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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  • Psalms 34:12

    What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

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  • 1 Peter 3:10

    For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

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  • Deuteronomy 6:18

    And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

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