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Is “Weighed in the balance and found wanting” in the Bible?
Yes. “Weighed in the balance and found wanting” comes from the Bible, from Daniel 5:27. Daniel says it to King Belshazzar, reading the writing on the wall.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Daniel 5:27.
Daniel says it to King Belshazzar, reading the writing on the wall.
The verse
Tekel: you have been weighed on the scales and found lacking.
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What it means there
It is the meaning of the word Tekel. God has weighed the king, and he does not measure up. Belshazzar is killed that night (Daniel 5:30).
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Is “Weighed in the balance and found wanting” in the Bible?
Yes. “Weighed in the balance and found wanting” comes from the Bible, from Daniel 5:27. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. Daniel says it to King Belshazzar, reading the writing on the wall.
Where in the Bible is “Weighed in the balance and found wanting”?
In Daniel 5:27. In the Lumin Translation, Daniel 5:27 reads: “Tekel: you have been weighed on the scales and found lacking.”
Who said “Weighed in the balance and found wanting”?
Daniel says it to King Belshazzar, reading the writing on the wall.
What does “Weighed in the balance and found wanting” mean in the Bible?
It is the meaning of the word Tekel. God has weighed the king, and he does not measure up. Belshazzar is killed that night (Daniel 5:30).
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