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 16:8
World English Bible
8 Better is a little with righteousness,
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
New Living Translation
8 Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest.
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.
Proverbs 22:28
World English Bible
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone
which your fathers have set up.
Proverbs 22:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
Proverbs 23:10
World English Bible
10 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone.
Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
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 28:8
World English Bible
8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest
gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
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.
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