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Amos 8:5-6

5 saying,
“When will the New Moon be over
that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended
that we may market wheat?”—
skimping the measure,
boosting the price
and cheating with dishonest scales,

6 buying the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the sweepings with the wheat.

Cross References for Amos 8:5-6

Isaiah 58:13 - “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:13

Malachi 1:13 - And you say, ‘What a burden!’ and you sniff at it contemptuously,” says the Lord Almighty. ... Click to read the verse Malachi 1:13 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:13

Colossians 2:16 - Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious f... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:16 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:16

Leviticus 6:2 - “If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the Lord by deceiving his neighbor about something entrust... Click to read the verse Leviticus 6:2 Click to read the verse Leviticus 6:2

1 Samuel 21:7 - Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomit... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 21:7 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 21:7

Matthew 26:8 - When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. Click to read the verse Matthew 26:8 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:8

Leviticus 19:36 - Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your God... Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:36 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:36

Nehemiah 13:15-21 - In those days I saw men in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:15-21 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:15-21

Proverbs 11:1 - The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:1

Micah 6:10-11 - Am I still to forget, O wicked house, your ill-gotten treasures and the short ephah, which is a... Click to read the verse Micah 6:10-11 Click to read the verse Micah 6:10-11

Deuteronomy 25:13-16 - Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 25:13-16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 25:13-16

Isaiah 1:13 - Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:13

John 12:5 - “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” Click to read the verse John 12:5 Click to read the verse John 12:5

Proverbs 16:11 - Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making. Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:11

Deuteronomy 25:13 - Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 25:13 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 25:13

Numbers 10:10 - Also at your times of rejoicing—your appointed feasts and New Moon festivals—you are to sound t... Click to read the verse Numbers 10:10 Click to read the verse Numbers 10:10

Hosea 2:11 - I will stop all her celebrations: her yearly festivals, her New Moons, her Sabbath days—all her... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:11 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:11

Exodus 20:8-10 - “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Click to read the verse Exodus 20:8-10 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:8-10

2 Kings 4:23 - “Why go to him today?” he asked. “It’s not the New Moon or the Sabbath.” “It’s all right,” she ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:23 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 4:23

Numbers 28:11-15 - Monthly Offerings “‘On the first of every month, present to the Lord a burnt offering of two yo... Click to read the verse Numbers 28:11-15 Click to read the verse Numbers 28:11-15

Proverbs 20:23 - The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him. Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:23

1 Samuel 13:12 - I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 13:12 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 13:12

Ezekiel 45:10-12 - You are to use accurate scales, an accurate ephah and an accurate bath. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:10-12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:10-12

Hosea 12:7 - The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud. Click to read the verse Hosea 12:7 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:7

Psalms 81:3-4 - Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast; Click to read the verse Psalms 81:3-4 Click to read the verse Psalms 81:3-4

Romans 8:6-7 - The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; Click to read the verse Romans 8:6-7 Click to read the verse Romans 8:6-7

Zechariah 5:6 - I asked, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a measuring basket.” And he added, “This is the iniqu... Click to read the verse Zechariah 5:6 Click to read the verse Zechariah 5:6