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

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11 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh,
    but an accurate weight[a] delights him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:1 Literally “a full stone” or “a pure stone”

11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

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

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11 A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh;
    all the weights of the bag are his work.

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11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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

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10 Stone and stone, measure and measure,
    both of them[a] are an abomination of Yahweh.

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  1. Proverbs 20:10 Literally “also the two of them”

10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

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

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23 An abomination of Yahweh is a stone and a weight,[a]
    and scales of falsehood are not good.

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  1. Proverbs 20:23 Literally “a stone and a stone”

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

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