Proverbs 11:1
Modern English Version
11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:1
American Standard Version
11 [a]A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah;
But a just weight is his delight.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:1 Hebrew A balance of deceit.
Proverbs 16:11
Modern English Version
11 A just weight and balance belong to the Lord;
all the weights of the bag are His work.
Proverbs 16:11
American Standard Version
11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s;
All the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 20:10
Modern English Version
10 Diverse weights and diverse measures,
both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:10
American Standard Version
10 [a]Diverse weights, and diverse measures,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Proverbs 20:23
Modern English Version
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
and a false balance is not good.
Proverbs 20:23
American Standard Version
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah;
And [a]a false balance is not good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:23 Hebrew a balance of deceit.
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