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

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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”

20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
    but he delights in those with integrity.

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20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart,[a]
    but his delight are those with blameless ways.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “crooked ones of heart”; “heart” may also be translated “mind”
  2. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “blameless ones of ways”