Proverbs 11:1
New Living Translation
11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Proverbs 16:8
New Living Translation
8 Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest.
Proverbs 16:8
Living Bible
8 A little gained honestly is better than great wealth gotten by dishonest means.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 20:23
New Living Translation
23 The Lord detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
Proverbs 20:23
Living Bible
23 The Lord loathes all cheating and dishonesty.[a]
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- Proverbs 20:23 all cheating and dishonesty, literally, “diverse weights . . . false scales.”
Proverbs 22:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
Proverbs 22:28
Living Bible
28 Do not move the ancient boundary marks. That is stealing.[a]
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- Proverbs 22:28 That is stealing, implied, see 23:10-11.
Proverbs 23:10
New Living Translation
10 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;
don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.
Proverbs 23:10-11
Living Bible
10-11 Don’t steal the land of defenseless orphans by moving their ancient boundary marks, for their Redeemer is strong; he himself will accuse you.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 28:8
New Living Translation
8 Income from charging high interest rates
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
Living Bible
8 Income from exploiting the poor will end up in the hands of someone who pities them.
Read full chapterHoly Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.