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11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
    but he delights in accurate weights.

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The Value of Righteousness

11 The Lord hates false scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.

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

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11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;
    he sets the standards for fairness.

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11 Honest scales and balances are from the Lord;
    he made all the weights in the bag.

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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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10 False weights and unequal measures[a]
    the Lord detests double standards of every kind.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.

10 False[a] weights and measures—
    the Lord surely detests both of them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Or Diverse

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

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23 The Lord detests double standards;
    he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

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23 The Lord detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales 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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