Proverbs 20:8-10
American Standard Version
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment
[a]Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin?
10 [b]Diverse weights, and diverse measures,
Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:8 Or, Winnoweth
- Proverbs 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Proverbs 20:8-10
King James Version
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.
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Proverbs 20:8-10
English Standard Version
8 (A)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
(B)winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 (C)Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin”?
10 (D)Unequal[a] weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23
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