Proverbs 20:8-10

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⁸A king sitting as judge weighs all the evidence carefully, distinguishing the true from false.

⁹Who can ever say, “I have cleansed my heart; I am sinless”?

¹⁰The Lord despises every kind of cheating.^[a]

Proverbs 20:10 every kind of cheating, literally, “diverse weights and diverse measures.”

Proverbs 20:8-10

New International Version

⁸When a king sits on his throne to judge,^(A)
he winnows out all evil with his eyes.^(B)

⁹Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;^(C)
I am clean and without sin”?^(D)

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

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