Proverbs 11:1
The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
In context
1 The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. 4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 11:1 in the KJV
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: But a just weight is his delight.
- 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.