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


In Context

8 Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.

10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.

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

12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.

13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:11The 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.