Overview
The Bible references specific weights like the shekel, talent, and mina used in trade and temple offerings. God established regulations requiring honest weights and condemning fraudulent scales, viewing dishonesty in measurement as a violation of His justice and a form of theft.
Key Scriptures
"You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin" (Leviticus 19:35-36, NASB).
"You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small" (Deuteronomy 25:13-14, ESV).
"Woe to those who use dishonest scales, which are not just" (Micah 6:11, NIV).
Application
Believers today should maintain integrity and honesty in all transactions and dealings, recognizing that God values truthfulness in every aspect of life and business.