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Proverbs 20:10
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Proverbs 20:10
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- Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23
Proverbs 20:10
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Proverbs 20:10
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- Proverbs 20:10 tn The construction simply uses repetition to express different kinds of weights and measures: “a stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.”
- Proverbs 20:10 tn Heb “an abomination of the Lord.” The phrase features a subjective genitive: “the Lord abhors.” sn Behind this proverb is the image of the dishonest merchant who has different sets of weights and measures which are used to cheat customers. The Lord hates dishonesty in business transactions.
Proverbs 20:10
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Proverbs 20:10
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10 Differing weights and differing measures—
the Lord detests them both.(A)
Proverbs 20:23
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Proverbs 20:23
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Proverbs 20:23
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Proverbs 20:23
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- Proverbs 20:23 tn Heb “an abomination of the Lord.” This expression features a subjective genitive: “the Lord abhors.”
- Proverbs 20:23 tn Heb “not good.” This is a figure known as tapeinosis—a deliberate understatement to emphasize a worst-case scenario: “it is wicked!” (e.g., 11:1; 20:10).
Proverbs 20:23
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Proverbs 20:23
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23 The Lord detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales do not please him.(A)
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