Micah 6:11

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

Cross-references

Proverbs 16:11 declares that honest scales belong to the Lord, affirming the standard that Micah's false weights violate.

Hosea 12:7 Parallel

Hosea 12:7 directly links false balances to oppression, the same imagery as Micah's 'wicked balances' and 'deceitful weights'.

Exodus 20:15 forbids stealing; dishonest scales are a form of theft, making Micah's charge an application of the commandment.

Deuteronomy 25:13 is the law against two kinds of weights that Micah's audience is violating here.

Job 31:6 Contrast

Job 31:6 shows the standard of integrity Job appeals to — being weighed in just balances, contrasting with the false scales condemned here.

Proverbs 11:1 directly states that a false balance is an abomination to the Lord, reinforcing Micah's condemnation.

Proverbs 20:10 similarly condemns unequal weights and measures as an abomination, echoing the same moral law.

Ezekiel 45:10 commands just balances and measures, the very standard that Micah's audience is violating.

Amos 8:5 Parallel

Amos 8:5 depicts merchants using false balances to cheat, a vivid parallel to the unjust scales condemned here.

Ezekiel 22:13 condemns dishonest gain, which is what the false scales in Micah produce — a shared critique of economic injustice.

Jeremiah 5:27 describes houses full of deceit leading to wealth, parallel to the dishonest scales used for unjust gain here.