Proverbs 11:1

New International Reader's Version

The Lord hates it when people use scales to cheat others. But he is delighted when people use honest weights.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:11

Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord. He made all the weights in the bag.

Proverbs 20:10

The Lord hates two things. He hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are. He also hates measures that measure things larger or smaller than they really are.

Proverbs 20:23

The Lord hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are. Scales that are not honest don’t please him.

Hosea 12:7

You are like a trader who uses dishonest scales. You love to cheat others.

Hosea 12:8

People of Ephraim, you brag, “We are very rich. We’ve become wealthy. And no one can prove we sinned to gain all this wealth.”