Proverbs 11:1 - Revised Standard Version

¹ A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ A false balance is abomination to the LORD: But a just weight is his delight.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ A FALSE balance and unrighteous dealings are extremely offensive and shamefully sinful to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight. [Lev. 19:35, 36; Prov. 16:11.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

Common English Bible

¹ The LORD detests dishonest scales, but delights in an accurate weight.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ A deceitful scale is an abomination with the Lord, and a fair weighing is his will.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.

Proverbs 11:1 Cross References

Proverbs 16:11

A just balance and scales are the Lord's; all the weights in the bag are his work.

Proverbs 20:10

Diverse weights and diverse measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

Proverbs 20:23

Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

Hosea 12:7

A trader, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.

Hosea 12:8

Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself”; but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred.