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11 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh,
    but an accurate weight[a] delights him.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 Literally “a full stone” or “a pure stone”

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

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11 A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh;
    all the weights of the bag are his work.

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

10 Stone and stone, measure and measure,
    both of them[a] are an abomination of Yahweh.

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  1. Proverbs 20:10 Literally “also the two of them”

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

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

23 An abomination of Yahweh is a stone and a weight,[a]
    and scales of falsehood are not good.

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  1. Proverbs 20:23 Literally “a stone and a stone”

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

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