10 Differing weights and differing measures- the Lord detests them both.

Other Translations of Proverbs 20:10

King James Version

10 Divers weights, Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stone and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

English Standard Version

10 UnequalOr Two kinds of; also verse 23 weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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.

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.

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 A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

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.