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Deuteronomy 25:16
For everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, concluding the covenant regulations immediately after the command for honest commerce and before the reminder of Amalek. The words — The Hebrew תוֹעֲבַת (to'evah) translates literally as "abomination" or "detestable thing," while עֹשֵׂה (oseh) means "one who does," directly linking the actor to the condemned behavior. The thread — This pattern of divine detestation for ethical deviation appears in Proverbs 11:1 regarding dishonest scales, Revelation 21:27 regarding unclean practices, and Deuteronomy 22:5 regarding improper clothing. Why it lands — The verse requires strict adherence to the preceding regulations, classifying commercial dishonesty as a categorical offense that places the perpetrator outside divine favor.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 11:1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
- Revelation 21:27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Deuteronomy 22:5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
- Deuteronomy 18:12 For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
- Proverbs 20:23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.