Proverbs 20:23

23 Differing weights are an abomination unto the LORD, and a false balance is not good.

Proverbs 20:23 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 20:23

Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the Lord
(See Gill on Proverbs 20:10); which is here repeated for the further confirmation of it, and that it might be taken notice of and avoided; and perhaps this sin of using false weights and measures was common with the Jews; and a false balance [is] not good;
in the sight of God; but an abomination, as in ( Proverbs 11:1 ) ; nor is it good for men in the issue; for though they may gain by it at present, it will prove a loss to them in the end, since it will bring a curse on all they get.

Proverbs 20:23 In-Context

21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily in the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22 Say thou not, "I will recompense evil"; but wait on the LORD, and He shall save thee.
23 Differing weights are an abomination unto the LORD, and a false balance is not good.
24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how then can a man understand his own way?
25 It is a snare for a man to devour that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
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