Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai, but an accurate weight is His delight.
Deuteronomy 25:16 - Tree of Life Version For all who do these things, all who do injustice, are detestable to Adonai your God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to the Lord your God. American Standard Version (1901) For all that do such things, even all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God. Common English Bible What’s more, all who do such things, all who do business dishonestly, are detestable to the LORD your God. Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord your God abominates him who does these things, and he loathes all injustice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the Lord thy God abhorreth him that doth these things: and he hateth all injustice. |
Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai, but an accurate weight is His delight.
Unbalanced weights are detestable to Adonai, and dishonest scales are wicked.
Does the house of the wicked still have treasures of wickedness? Or is an undersized ephah denounced?
For whoever does these things is an abomination to Adonai, and because of these abominations Adonai your God is driving them out from before you.
“A man’s apparel is not to be on a woman, nor is a man to wear woman’s clothing—for whoever does these things is detestable to Adonai your God.
“Remember what Amalek did to you along the way as you came out from Egypt—
and not to overstep his brother and take advantage of him in this matter— because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly warned you.
And nothing unholy shall ever enter it, nor anyone doing what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Book of Life.