Daniel 5:27

New Living Translation

Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up.

Cross References

Job 31:6

Let God weigh me on the scales of justice, for he knows my integrity.

Psalm 62:9

Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.

Proverbs 16:2

People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives.

Proverbs 21:2

People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their heart.

Jeremiah 6:30

I will label them ‘Rejected Silver,’ for I, the Lord, am discarding them.”

Ezekiel 5:1

“Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

Nahum 1:14

And this is what the Lord says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: “You will have no more children to carry on your name. I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you because you are despicable!”

1 Corinthians 3:13

But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value.