Deuteronomy 25:13
Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 16:20 commands pursuing justice, which the weight law implements practically in commerce.
Leviticus 19:35 expands the prohibition to include all unjust measurements, reinforcing this law against dishonest weights.
Leviticus 19:36 directly commands honest scales and weights, echoing the same requirement for fair commerce.
Proverbs 11:1 calls false weights an abomination to the Lord, reinforcing the moral and divine dimension of this command.
Proverbs 16:11 declares that just balances belong to the Lord, affirming that honest weights reflect divine order.
Proverbs 20:10 condemns diverse weights and measures as an abomination, directly paralleling the prohibition here.
Ezekiel 45:10 commands just balances, ephah, and bath, applying the same principle to post-exilic commerce.
Ezekiel 45:11 standardizes the ephah and bath, reinforcing the need for consistent measures of volume.
Amos 8:5 condemns those who cheat by making the ephah small and the shekel heavy, showing violation of this command.
Micah 6:11 questions acquitting those with wicked scales and deceitful weights, reinforcing the condemnation of dishonest trade.
Exodus 20:15's command 'You shall not steal' directly applies to dishonest weights — taking more than you give is theft.
Micah 6:10 directly references the 'scant measure' and 'bag of deceitful weights' — the same sin condemned here.
Leviticus 19:15 commands fairness in judgment, an overarching principle that includes honest business practices like weights.