11The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.


In Context

8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.

9 The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.

10 An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.

11 The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.

12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.

Proverbs 16:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:11A just weight and balance [are] the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:11Honest scales and balances are from the Lord ; all the weights in the bag are of his making.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:11Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:11A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:11A just balance and scales are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:11A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:11Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; all the weights in the bag are his work.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:11A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:11A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.