King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.
Complete Jewish Bible:
ADONAI detests a double standard in weights, and false scales are not good.
Berean Standard Bible:
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
American Standard Version:
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Divers weights{H68}{H68} are an abomination{H8441} unto the LORD{H3068}; and a false{H4820} balance{H3976} is not good{H2896}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 20:10
- ¶ Divers weights, [and] divers measures, both of them [are] alike abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 11:1
- ¶ A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.
Ezekiel 45:10
- Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
Hosea 12:7
- ¶ [He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Amos 8:5
- Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
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Commentary for Proverbs 20:23
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H68
There are 1276 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶבֶן
Transliteration: ʼeben
Pronunciation: eh'-ben
Description: from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s). - Strong's Number: H8441
There are 112 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה
Transliteration: tôwʻêbah
Pronunciation: to-ay-baw'
Description: or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of תַּעָב; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol; abominable (custom, thing), abomination. - Strong's Number: H3068
There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְהֹוָה
Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה. - Strong's Number: H4820
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִרְמָה
Transliteration: mirmâh
Pronunciation: meer-maw'
Description: from רָמָה in the sense of deceiving; fraud; craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery. - Strong's Number: H3976
There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מֹאזֵן
Transliteration: môʼzên
Pronunciation: mo-zane'
Description: from אָזַן; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances. - Strong's Number: H2896
There are 517 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôwb
Pronunciation: tobe
Description: from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).