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Proverbs 16:11
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Proverbs 16:11
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- Proverbs 16:11 tn Heb “a scale and balances of justice.” This is an attributive genitive, meaning “just scales and balances.” The law required that scales and measures be accurate and fair (Lev 19:36; Deut 25:13). Shrewd dishonest people kept light and heavy weights to make unfair transactions.
- Proverbs 16:11 tn Heb “stones.”
Proverbs 16:11
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Proverbs 16:11
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A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
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