Micah 6:11 (KJV)

Passage

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

Nearby Context

Micah 6:9 The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Micah 6:10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

Micah 6:11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

Micah 6:12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Micah 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "count", "pure", "wicked", "balances", "deceitful", and "weights". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "count", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Are there yet the treasures of wickedness..." into verse 12's "For the rich men thereof are full...", so "shall" and "count" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "count" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.