Micah 6:10

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

Cross-references

Jeremiah 5:27 says their houses are full of deceit and they grow rich — directly parallel to houses full of treasures of wickedness.

James 5:1-4 condemns those who defraud laborers, echoing the same principle of dishonest gain crying out for justice.

Zephaniah 1:9 punishes those who fill masters' houses with violence and deceit — the same condemnation of dishonest accumulation.

Habakkuk 2:5-11 pronounces woe on those who build houses with unjust gain — a strong echo of the sin denounced here.

Amos 8:6 Parallel

Amos 8:6 continues the theme, showing how dishonest merchants exploit the poor and sell refuse, illustrating the oppression behind the wicked treasures.

Amos 8:5 Parallel

Amos 8:5 describes making the ephah small and falsifying balances, a nearly identical indictment of scant measures and deceitful trade.

Amos 3:10 Parallel

Amos 3:10 condemns storing up violence and robbery in palaces — the same indictment of ill-gotten wealth stored in homes.

Hosea 12:8 Parallel

Hosea 12:8 shows Ephraim claiming his ill-gotten wealth is innocent, reinforcing the self-deception behind the treasures of wickedness.

Hosea 12:7 Parallel

Hosea 12:7 explicitly names the merchant with deceitful balances, directly echoing the same condemnation of dishonest scales.

Proverbs 21:6 warns that treasures gained by a lying tongue are fleeting — the same condemnation of fraudulent gain.

Proverbs 20:23 repeats that divers weights are an abomination, underlining the same theme of divine disgust with fraud.

Proverbs 20:10 condemns divers weights and measures as an abomination, directly echoing Micah's complaint.

Proverbs 11:1 declares a false balance an abomination, reinforcing that dishonest trade is detestable to God.

Leviticus 19:35 explicitly forbids dishonest weights and measures, providing the legal foundation for Micah's indictment.

Leviticus 19:36 continues the command for just weights, directly paralleling the 'scant measure' condemned in Micah.

Deuteronomy 25:13-16 prohibits divers weights and measures, giving the same moral standard as Micah's rebuke.

In 2 Kings 5:23, Gehazi deceitfully accepts silver from Naaman — a direct instance of gaining treasure by fraud, as denounced here.

In 2 Kings 5:24, Gehazi hides the ill-gotten silver — the same dishonest treasure that Micah condemns as wicked.

Proverbs 10:2 declares 'Treasures of wickedness profit nothing' — a nearly identical warning against dishonest wealth.

Ezekiel 22:13 rebukes dishonest gain and bloodshed, echoing Micah's indictment of treasures gained by wickedness.

Ezekiel 45:10 commands honest measures, the standard that Micah's wicked are violating with their scant measures.

Jeremiah 17:11 likens unjust riches to a partridge hatching eggs it didn't lay — both warn that ill-gotten wealth will vanish.

Amos 2:6 Parallel

Amos 2:6 condemns selling the righteous for silver, a parallel exploitation of the poor for material gain.

Leviticus 6:2 specifies deceit in transactions as a trespass against the Lord, aligning with the condemnation of dishonest measures.

Isaiah 3:14 Parallel

Isaiah 3:14 condemns the rich who plunder the poor, mirroring the 'treasures of wickedness' in the house of the wicked.

Leviticus 25:14 commands not to oppress one another in buying and selling, which the scant measure directly defies.

Proverbs 16:8 contrasts small righteous gain with great unjust revenue, emphasizing the worthlessness of treasures gained wickedly.

Joshua 7:1 Parallel

In Joshua 7:1, Achan's hidden devoted treasure brought sin and judgment on Israel — a vivid example of ill-gotten wealth condemned here.

Zechariah 5:4 specifies the curse entering the thief's house, mirroring the judgment on those who use false measures.

Ezekiel 45:9 calls for removing violence and exactions, broadening the call for justice beyond weights to all dishonest gain.

Hosea 4:2 Related theme

Hosea 4:2 lists social sins including stealing and murder, broadening the context of Micah's specific charge of dishonest trade.

Psalm 10:3 Related theme

Psalm 10:3 describes the wicked boasting of covetousness, showing the heart attitude behind the dishonest gain.