Deuteronomy 25:15

Deuteronomy 25:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
• New International Version (NIV)You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Context of Deuteronomy 25:15

13“Do not have differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. 14Do not have differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God. 17“Remember what the Amalekites did to you on the journey after you left Egypt.

Deuteronomy 25:15 word by word

אֶ֣בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֤ה וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ אֵיפָ֧ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה וָצֶ֖דֶק יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִ֣יכוּ יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou shalt have a perfectשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• and justצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• weightאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stone: weightH68
• measureאֵיפָה'êyphâh 'êphâh · ephahH374
• shalt thou have: that thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• may be lengthenedאָרַךְ'ârak · to prolongH748
• in the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 25:15

• Deuteronomy 4:40Keep his statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
• Deuteronomy 5:16Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 6:18Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land the Lord your God swore to give your ancestors,
• Deuteronomy 11:9and so that you may live long in the land the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Deuteronomy 17:20Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, he will not turn from this command to the right or the left, and he and his sons will continue reigning many years in Israel.
• Exodus 20:12Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
• Psalms 34:12Who is someone who desires life, loving a long life to enjoy what is good?
• Ephesians 6:3so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.
• 1 Peter 3:10For the one who wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 Honesty in trade, as a duty to our neighbor, is emphatically enforced once more (compare Leviticus 19:35-36). It is noteworthy that John the Baptist puts the like duties in the forefront of his preaching (compare Luke 3:12 ff); and that “the prophets” (compare Ezekiel 45:10-12; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:10-11) and “the Psalms” Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 20:23, not less than “the Law,” especially insist on them. Deuteronomy 25:13 Divers…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 Dishonest gain always brings a curse on men's property, families, and souls. Happy those who judge themselves, repent of and forsake their sins, and put away evil things, that they may not be condemned of the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. Thou shalt not have ... divers weights--Weights were anciently made of stone and are frequently used still by Eastern shopkeepers and traders, who take them out of the bag and put them in the balance. The man who is not cheated by the trader and his bag of divers weights must be blessed with more acuteness than most of his fellows [Roberts]. (Compare Pr 16:11; 20:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 25:15

• Abomination
• Dishonesty
• Honesty
• Measure
• Reward
• Weights

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Beat
• Exceed
• Hindmost
• Measure
• Muzzle
• Stripe
• Abomination
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings