Micah 6:10 Cross References

Micah 6:10

10: Will there be no end of your getting rich by cheating? The homes of the wicked are filled with treasures gained by dishonestly measuring out grain in short measures.

Amos 8:5

  1. You can't wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out your grain in false measures and weigh it out on dishonest scales.
  2. And you mix the wheat you sell with chaff swept from the floor! Then you enslave poor people for a debt of one piece of silver or a pair of sandals.

Amos 3:10

  1. "My people have forgotten what it means to do right," says the LORD. "Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.

Jeremiah 5:26

  1. "Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They are continually setting traps for other people.
  2. Like a cage filled with birds, their homes are filled with evil plots. And the result? Now they are great and rich.

Proverbs 20:10

  1. The LORD despises double standards of every kind.

Zephaniah 1:9

  1. Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies, and those who steal and kill to fill their masters' homes with loot.

James 5:1

  1. Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.
  2. Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags.
  3. Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh in hell. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgment.
  4. For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The wages you held back cry out against you. The cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

Proverbs 10:2

  1. Ill-gotten gain has no lasting value, but right living can save your life.

Joshua 7:1

  1. But Israel was unfaithful concerning the things set apart for the LORD. A man named Achan had stolen some of these things, so the LORD was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, of the family of Zimri, of the clan of Zerah, and of the tribe of Judah.

Deuteronomy 25:13

  1. "You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise,
  2. and you must use full and honest measures.
  3. Yes, use honest weights and measures, so that you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
  4. Those who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the LORD your God.

Zechariah 5:3

  1. Then he said to me, "This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land.
  2. And this is what the LORD Almighty says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely by my name. And my curse will remain in that house until it is completely destroyed--even its timbers and stones."

Proverbs 20:23

  1. The LORD despises double standards; he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

Proverbs 21:6

  1. Wealth created by lying is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

Hosea 12:7

  1. But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales--they love to cheat.
  2. Israel boasts, "I am rich, and I've gotten it all by myself! No one can say I got it by cheating! My record is spotless!"

2 Kings 5:23

  1. "By all means, take 150 pounds of silver," Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi.
  2. But when they arrived at the hill, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he hid the gifts inside the house.

Proverbs 11:1

  1. The LORD hates cheating, but he delights in honesty.

Habakkuk 2:5

  1. Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They range far and wide, with their mouths opened as wide as death, but they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and peoples.
  2. But the time is coming when all their captives will taunt them, saying, `You thieves! At last justice has caught up with you! Now you will get what you deserve for your oppression and extortion!'
  3. Suddenly, your debtors will rise up in anger. They will turn on you and take all you have, while you stand trembling and helpless.
  4. You have plundered many nations; now they will plunder you. You murderers! You have filled the countryside with violence and all the cities, too.
  5. "How terrible it will be for you who get rich by unjust means! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your families beyond the reach of danger.

Ezekiel 45:9

  1. For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop all your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land! Stop expelling them from their homes!
  2. You must use only honest weights and scales, honest dry volume measures, and honest liquid volume measures.
  3. The homer will be your standard unit for measuring volume. The ephah and the bath will each measure one-tenth of a homer.
  4. The standard unit for weight will be the silver shekel. One shekel consists of twenty gerahs, and sixty shekels are equal to one mina.

Leviticus 19:35

  1. "Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
  2. Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry goods or liquids must be accurate. I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
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