Deuteronomy 25:16
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.
For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
17 Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt,
18 how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
- KJV
- For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
- WEB
- For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.
- ASV
- For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
- DARBY
- For every one that doeth such things, every one that doeth unrighteousness, is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
- BLB
- For an abomination to YHWH your God [is] anyone doing these [things]—anyone doing iniquity.
- ÅB
- For hver den som gjør slikt, hver den som gjør urett, er en styggedom for Herren din Gud.
- OTB
- For Herren din Gud avskyr enhver som gjør disse tingene, enhver som handler urettferdig.
- B1930
- For hver den som gjør slikt, hver den som gjør urett, er en vederstyggelighet for Herren din Gud.
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 contextRevelation 21:27
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:6
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 22:5
A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:12
For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:9–11
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
Read in contextAmos 8:5–7
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 contextProverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
Read in context