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
New Living Translation
11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Proverbs 16:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Better is little with righteousness
than great income with no justice.
Proverbs 16:8
New Living Translation
8 Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest.
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
New Living Translation
23 The Lord detests double standards;
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
Proverbs 22:28
Lexham English Bible
28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker
which your ancestors[a] made.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:28 Or “fathers”
Proverbs 22:28
New Living Translation
28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
Proverbs 23:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker,
and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;
Proverbs 23:10
New Living Translation
10 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;
don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.
Proverbs 28:8
Lexham English Bible
8 He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
New Living Translation
8 Income from charging high interest rates
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
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