Deuteronomy 25:13

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights,.... Or, "a stone and a stone" (y); it being usual, in those times and countries, to have their weights of stone, as it was formerly with us here; we…

Honesty in trade, as a duty to our neighbor, is emphatically enforced once more (compare Lev 19:35-36). It is noteworthy that John the Baptist puts the like duties in the forefront of his preaching…

Here is, I. A law against deceitful weights and measures: they must not only not use them, but they must not have them, not have them in the bag, not have them in the house (Deu 25:13, Deu 25:14);…

Against Divers Weights and Measures

Israel shall not use these greater (for purchases) and smaller (for sales) for he who does so is an abomination to Jehovah (Deu 25:13 f., Deu 25:16). Interpolated…