Proverbs 11:1
Lexham English Bible
11 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh,
but an accurate weight[a] delights him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:1 Literally “a full stone” or “a pure stone”
Proverbs 11:1
World English Bible
11 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
but accurate weights are his delight.
Proverbs 16:11
Lexham English Bible
11 A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh;
all the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 16:11
World English Bible
11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
Proverbs 20:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Stone and stone, measure and measure,
both of them[a] are an abomination of Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:10 Literally “also the two of them”
Proverbs 20:10
World English Bible
10 Differing weights and differing measures,
both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Proverbs 20:23
Lexham English Bible
23 An abomination of Yahweh is a stone and a weight,[a]
and scales of falsehood are not good.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:23 Literally “a stone and a stone”
Proverbs 20:23
World English Bible
23 Yahweh detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
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