Proverbs 11:1
New American Standard Bible
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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Proverbs 11:1
Common English Bible
11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but delights in an accurate weight.
Proverbs 16:8
New American Standard Bible
8 Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
Common English Bible
8 Better a little with righteousness
than great profits without justice.
Proverbs 20:23
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:23 Lit A stone and a stone
- Proverbs 20:23 Lit balance of deceit
Proverbs 20:23
Common English Bible
23 The Lord detests false weights;
deceptive scales aren’t right.
Proverbs 22:28
New American Standard Bible
28 (A)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
Proverbs 22:28
Common English Bible
28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors established.
Proverbs 23:10
New American Standard Bible
10 Do not move the ancient boundary
Or (A)go into the fields of the fatherless,
Proverbs 23:10
Common English Bible
10 Don’t remove an ancient boundary marker;
don’t invade the fields of orphans,
Proverbs 28:8
New American Standard Bible
8 One who increases his wealth by [a](A)interest of any kind,
Collects it (B)for one who is gracious to the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:8 Possibly interest on money and food loans
Proverbs 28:8
Common English Bible
8 Those who become rich through high interest rates
gather money for those who are generous to the poor.
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