11 False [a]balances are an abomination unto the Lord: but a perfect [b]weight pleaseth him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:1 Under this word he condemneth all false weights, measures and deceit.
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Hebrew, stone.

11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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11 (A)A true weight and balance are of the Lord: and the weights of the bag are his [a]work.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:11 If they be true and just, they are God’s work, and he delighteth therein, but otherwise if they be false, they are the work of the devil, and to their condemnation that use them.

11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)

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10 Divers [a]weights, and divers measures, both [b]these are even abomination unto the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Hebrew, stone and stone, ephah and ephah.
  2. Proverbs 20:10 Read Prov. 16:11.

10 Differing weights and differing measures—
    the Lord detests them both.(A)

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23 (A)Diverse weights are an abomination unto the Lord, and deceitful balances are not good.

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23 The Lord detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales do not please him.(A)

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