Proverbs 11:1
World English Bible
11 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
but accurate weights are his delight.
Proverbs 11:1
New Living Translation
11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Proverbs 16:11
World English Bible
11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
Proverbs 16:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.
Proverbs 20:10
World English Bible
10 Differing weights and differing measures,
both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Proverbs 20:10
New Living Translation
10 False weights and unequal measures[a]—
the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
Footnotes
- 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Proverbs 20:23
World English Bible
23 Yahweh detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
Proverbs 20:23
New Living Translation
23 The Lord detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
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