Bible verse
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
Proverbs 20:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 20.
19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
KJV
Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.
ASV
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
ERV
Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
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