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A perfect and just weight shall you have; a perfect and just measure shall you have: that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
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Integrity as Worship
Commentators emphasize that honest business practices are not merely a secular rule but an act of moral holiness. This command for "perfect and just" weights and measures is echoed throughout Scripture, from the Law and Prophets to the teachings of John the Baptist, showing that everyday economic fairness is a fundamental part of one's relationship with God.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Honesty in trade, as a duty to our neighbor, is emphatically enforced once more (). It is noteworthy that John the Baptist places similar duties at…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 25:13–16. JUST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
So Leviticus 19:35-36. Among the laws of moral holiness comes …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[But] you shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shall you have That …
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