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Balances
Reference to balances is found in (Leviticus 19:36) They were in common use, gold and silver being paid out and received by weight. Reference is also made in (Micah 6:11; Hosea 12:7) to the dishonest practice of buying by heavier and selling by lighter weights.
In the Bible
11
Verses where Balances is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Amos 8:5
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.
- Daniel 5:27
TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
- Ezekiel 5:1
“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
- Ezekiel 45:10
You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.
- Hosea 12:7
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
- Jeremiah 32:10
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
+5 more verses naming Balances.
Scripture on Balances
11
Voices on Balances
1
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.