Proverbes 16:11

11 Le poids et la balance justes sont à l'Eternel; Tous les poids du sac sont son ouvrage.

Proverbes 16:11 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 16:11

A just weight and balance [are] the Lord's
These are of his devising; what he has put into the heart, of men to contrive and make use of, for the benefit of mankind, for the keeping and maintaining truth and justice in commercial affairs; these are of his appointing, commanding, and approving, ( Leviticus 19:35 Leviticus 19:36 ) ; all the weights of the bag [are] his work;
or, "all the stones" F8; greater or smaller, which were formerly used in weighing, and were kept in a bag for that purpose; these are by the Lord's appointment and order. This may be applied to the Scriptures of truth, which are of God; are the balance of the sanctuary, in which every doctrine is to be weighed and tried; what agrees with them is to be received, and what is found wanting is to be rejected. The Targum is,

``his works, all of them, are weights of truth.''

FOOTNOTES:

F8 (ynba) "lapides", Montanus, Vatablus, Piscator, Mercerus, Michaelis.

Proverbes 16:11 In-Context

9 Le coeur de l'homme médite sa voie, Mais c'est l'Eternel qui dirige ses pas.
10 Des oracles sont sur les lèvres du roi: Sa bouche ne doit pas être infidèle quand il juge.
11 Le poids et la balance justes sont à l'Eternel; Tous les poids du sac sont son ouvrage.
12 Les rois ont horreur de faire le mal, Car c'est par la justice que le trône s'affermit.
13 Les lèvres justes gagnent la faveur des rois, Et ils aiment celui qui parle avec droiture.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.