Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

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

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

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Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.

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Better is a little with righteousness
    than large income with injustice.

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23 [a](A)Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And a [b](B)false scale is not good.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:23 Lit A stone and a stone
  2. Proverbs 20:23 Lit balance of deceit

23 Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord,
    and false scales are not good.

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28 (A)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.

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28 Do not remove the ancient landmark
    that your ancestors set up.(A)

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10 Do not move the ancient boundary
Or (A)go into the fields of the fatherless,

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10 Do not remove an ancient landmark
    or encroach on the fields of orphans,(A)

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One who increases his wealth by [a](A)interest of any kind,
Collects it (B)for one who is gracious to the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:8 Possibly interest on money and food loans

One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
    gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(A)

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