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Proverbs 11:1
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:1 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 11:1 in other translations
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.
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In context
1 Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
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