- Bible
- Deuteronomy
- Chapter 25
- Verse 16
For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
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Gill's Exposition
For all that do such things,.... Keep, different weights and measures, and make use of them to defraud their neighbours in buying and selling:
and all that do unrighteously; what is not just and…
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);…
Cambridge Bible
everyone that doeth these things, etc.] Exactly as in Deu 18:12; Deu 22:5. On abomination, see Deu 7:25; here the ethical (not ritual) meaning is clear.
every one that doeth injustice] Heb.…
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