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Prov. 11:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A ηfalse balancet is abomination to the Lord: but a κjust weight is his delight.

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balances of deceit.

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Deut. 25:13‑16• ¹³Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
¹⁴Thou shalt not have in thy house divers ephahs, a great and a small.
¹⁵A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just ephah shalt thou have; that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
¹⁶For every one that doeth such things, every one that doeth unrighteousness, is an abomination to Jehovah thy God. (Deut. 25:13‑16)

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perfect stone.

Cross References

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Prov. 16:11• ¹¹The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work. (Prov. 16:11)

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Prov. 20:10,23• ¹⁰Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.
²³Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good. (Prov. 20:10,23)

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Lev. 19:35‑36• ³⁵Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:
³⁶just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. (Lev. 19:35‑36)

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Deut. 25:13‑16• ¹³Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
¹⁴Thou shalt not have in thy house divers ephahs, a great and a small.
¹⁵A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just ephah shalt thou have; that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
¹⁶For every one that doeth such things, every one that doeth unrighteousness, is an abomination to Jehovah thy God. (Deut. 25:13‑16)

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Hos. 12:7• ⁷He is a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress. (Hos. 12:7)

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Amos 8:5‑6• ⁵saying, 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 for deceit:
⁶that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat. (Amos 8:5‑6)

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Mic. 6:10‑11• ¹⁰Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure which is abominable?
¹¹Shall I be pure with the unjust balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? (Mic. 6:10‑11)

a just weight.

Heb. a perfect stone.

Prov. 16:11• ¹¹The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work. (Prov. 16:11)

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Ezek. 45:10‑12• ¹⁰Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
¹¹The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, so that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure thereof shall be according to the homer.
¹²And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. (Ezek. 45:10‑12)

• Righteousness and lawlessness in contrast is the subject of this chapter, as of the major part of the last. (“Proverbs Eleven” by H.A. Ironside)

• The balances of earth our God would have regulated by the balances of the sanctuary. Absolute integrity is His delight. (“Proverbs Eleven” by H.A. Ironside)

• (Deut. 25:13-15). Such was God’s standard for an earthly people. How shameful when a heavenly people fall below it! (“Proverbs Eleven” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a justp weight is his delight.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "perfect." lit. "whole," "full."