The obtaining of goods or money by deception. Scripture condemns this practice, requiring believers to be honest in their dealings with one another.

Leviticus 19:11

Fraud of all kinds is forbidden

See also

Leviticus 19:13
Mark 10:19
1 Corinthians 6:8
2 Kings 12:15

The importance of integrity in public life

See also

Numbers 16:15
1 Samuel 12:4
2 Samuel 18:12
1 Kings 13:8
2 Kings 5:16
Exodus 20:15

Kinds of fraud

Stealing

See also

Deuteronomy 23:24

pp Dt 5:19

Ephesians 4:28
Titus 2:12
1 Peter 4:15
Leviticus 6:2
Ezekiel 16:17

Breach of trust

Luke 16:12
Psalms 37:21

Not repaying loans

See also

Genesis 31:6-9

Not paying fair wages

James 5:4
Leviticus 19:35-36
Proverbs 20:23

Using dishonest weights or scales

See also

Deuteronomy 25:13-16
Hosea 12:7-8
Amos 8:5
Luke 19:8

Charging excess taxes

Proverbs 23:10

See also

Moving boundary stones

Deuteronomy 19:14; 27:17
Habakkuk 2:6

See also

Extortion

Isaiah 10:2
Ezekiel 22:12
Amos 5:11
Matthew 18:28

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5253 cheating
5310 exploitation
5512 scales & balances
5556 stewardship
5613 weights & measures
5948 shrewdness
6145 deceit
8714 dishonesty
8790 oppression