Proverbs 20:10
10 Differing weights and differing measures- the Lord detests them both.
Other Translations of Proverbs 20:10
King James Version
10 Divers weights,
English Standard Version
10 Unequal
The Message
10 Switching price tags and padding the expense account are two things God hates.
New King James Version
10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
New Living Translation
10 False weights and unequal measures - the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
Proverbs 11:1
111 The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
Other Translations of Proverbs 11:1
King James Version
111 A false
English Standard Version
111 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
The Message
111 God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.
New King James Version
111 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
New Living Translation
111 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:1
Commentary on Proverbs 11:1
(Read Proverbs 11:1)
However men may make light of giving short weight or measure, and however common such crimes may be, they are an abomination to the Lord.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 20:10
Commentary on Proverbs 20:10
(Read Proverbs 20:10)
See the various deceits men use, of which the love of money is the root. The Lord will not bless what is thus gotten.