1Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.


In Context

1 Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.

2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

Proverbs 11:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:1A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:1The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:1A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:1A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:1A FALSE balance is an abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:1A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:1A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.