Proverbs 16:11

In 11 translations

BSB

Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

KJV

A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.the weights: Heb. the stones

WEB

Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

ASV

A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.

LSV

A just beam and balances [are] YHWH’s, || All the stones of the bag [are] His work.

YLT

A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah's, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.

DBY

The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.

DRC

Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.

GNV

A true weight and balance are of the Lord: all the weightes of the bagge are his worke.

JPS

A just balance and scales are the LORD'S; all the weights of the bag are His work.

LXXE

The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.

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Original-language editions

WLC

פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭שְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָ֑ה מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס׃

LXX-Br

Ῥοπὴ ζυγοῦ δικαιοσύνη παρὰ Κυρίῳ, τὰ δὲ ἔργα αὐτοῦ στάθμια δίκαια.

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• Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
• Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
• Proverbs 20:23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
• Deuteronomy 25:13–15You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. You must maintain accurate and honest weights and…
• Ezekiel 45:10You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.
• Leviticus 19:35–36You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. You 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.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
• Micah 6:11Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
• 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 cheat with dishonest scales.

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