Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: But a just weight is his delight.
In context
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: But a just weight is his delight. 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: But with the lowly is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: But the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: But righteousness delivereth from death.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 11:1 in the NIV
The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 11:1 in the ESV
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.