Proverbs 20:23
New Living Translation
23 The Lord detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
Proverbs 20:10
New Living Translation
10 False weights and unequal measures[a]—
the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
Footnotes
- 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Hosea 12:7
New Living Translation
7 But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales—
they love to cheat.
Ezekiel 45:10
New Living Translation
10 Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.[a]
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- 45:10 Hebrew Use honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.
Proverbs 11:1
New Living Translation
11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Amos 8:5
New Living Translation
5 You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over
and the religious festivals to end
so you can get back to cheating the helpless.
You measure out grain with dishonest measures
and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.[a]
Footnotes
- 8:5 Hebrew You make the ephah [a unit for measuring grain] small and the shekel [a unit of weight] great, and you deal falsely by using deceitful balances.
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