Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
BSB
ASV
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
KJV
Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.
It is an abomination to the Lord to have diverse weights, etc. For having diverse weights and a deceitful scale in one's heart means that while seeking pardon from the Lord for one's own sins, one is unwilling to forgive a man who has sinned …
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Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
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You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
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Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
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Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
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A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
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You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
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Amos 8:5asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us…
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Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
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In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being…
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Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
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Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
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