Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Hosea 12:7 in English Standard Version "A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress." Pr 11:1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. Pr 20:23 Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. Am 8:5 saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great and deal deceitfully with false balances, Mic 2:2 They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance. Mic 6:11 Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?