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Proverbs 20:10

Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.

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ASV

Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

KJV

Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶ֣בֶן'E.vena weightH68 →
וָ֭אֶבֶןVa.'e.venand a weightH68 →
אֵיפָ֣ה'ei.Faha measureH374 →
וְאֵיפָ֑הve.'ei.Fahand a measureH374 →
תּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.Vat[are] [the] abomination ofH8441 →
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.Hemboth of themH8147 →

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Proverbs 20:23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.Leviticus 19:13You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.Ezekiel 45:10You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.Micah 6:10Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?Micah 6:10–11Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?Deuteronomy 25:13–15You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.Leviticus 19:35You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.Proverbs 16:11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.Leviticus 19:36You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”Amos 8:4–7Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:Deuteronomy 25:13You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.Deuteronomy 7:25–26You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.Deuteronomy 17:1You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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