Proverbs 11:1

1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

Proverbs 11:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
ESV
1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
NLT
1 The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
MSG
1 God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.
CSB
1 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Proverbs 11:1 In-Context

1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Leviticus 19:36; Deuteronomy 25:13-16; S Job 6:2; Proverbs 20:10,23
  • 2. Proverbs 16:11; Ezekiel 45:10
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