Proverbs 11:1
New Living Translation
11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Proverbs 16:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.
Proverbs 16:11
Living Bible
11 The Lord demands fairness in every business deal.[a] He established this principle.
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- Proverbs 16:11 The Lord demands fairness in every business deal, literally, “A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.”
Proverbs 20:10
New Living Translation
10 False weights and unequal measures[a]—
the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
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- 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Proverbs 20:10
Living Bible
10 The Lord despises every kind of cheating.[a]
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- Proverbs 20:10 every kind of cheating, literally, “diverse weights and diverse measures.”
Proverbs 20:23
New Living Translation
23 The Lord detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
Proverbs 20:23
Living Bible
23 The Lord loathes all cheating and dishonesty.[a]
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- Proverbs 20:23 all cheating and dishonesty, literally, “diverse weights . . . false scales.”
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