Proverbs 11:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ \{Some people use scales that don’t weigh things properly. They use those scales to cheat people.\} The Lord hates those false scales. But accurate scales please the Lord.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 16:11

The Lord wants all scales and balances to be honest. He wants all business agreements to be fair.

Proverbs 20:10

The Lord hates people that cheat other people using weights and measures that are not fair.

Proverbs 20:23

Some people use weights and scales that are not accurate. They use those things so they can cheat people. The Lord hates that. That does not make him happy!

Hosea 12:7

“Jacob {\cf2\super [133]} is a real businessman. He even cheats his friend! Even his scales {\cf2\super [134]} lie.

Hosea 12:8

Ephraim {\cf2\super [135]} said, ‘I am rich! I have found true riches! No person will learn about my crimes. No person will learn about my sins.’