11 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,(A)
but an accurate weight is His delight.(B)

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11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag[a] are His concern.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:11 Merchants kept the stones for their scales in a bag.

10 Differing weights and varying measures[a]
both are detestable to the Lord.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Lit Stone and stone, measure and measure

23 Differing weights[a] are detestable to the Lord,(A)
and dishonest scales(B) are unfair.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:23 Lit A stone and a stone

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