Living and character
What does the Bible say about cheating?
Dishonest gain is condemned throughout Scripture, from false weights in the market to shortcuts that harm others.
What Scripture says
Proverbs 11:1
“A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.”
Leviticus 19:35-36
““‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.”
Proverbs 20:23
“The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.”
Luke 16:10
“He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.”
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