Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

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WEBBE

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.

BSB

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

KJV

A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

ASV

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

BBE

Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

Original Hebrew

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מֹאזְנֵי moz·nei scales of H3976 מִרְמָה mir·mah deceit H4820 תּוֹעֲבַת to·'a·vat [are] [the] abomination of H8441 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְאֶבֶן ve·'e·ven and a weight H68 שְׁלֵמָה she·le·mah perfect H8003 רְצוֹנוֹ re·tzo·no [is] pleasure his H7522

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verse 1

However men may make light of giving short weight or measure, and however common such crimes may be, they are an abomination to the Lord.

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MeasureDishonestyAbominationHonestyBalancesWeights

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