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

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11 (A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    (B)but a just weight is his delight.

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

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11 (A)A just balance and scales are the Lord's;
    all the weights in the bag are his work.

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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 (A)Unequal[a] weights and unequal measures
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23

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

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23 (A)Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
    and (B)false scales are not good.

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