Bible verse
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
Hosea 12:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Hosea 12.
3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
4 Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
5 the LORD is the God of Hosts—the LORD is His name of renown.
6 But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.
7 A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
8 And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
9 But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.
10 I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
KJV
[He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
ASV
He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
ERV
He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
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