23An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.


In Context

20 Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

21 An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

22 Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

23 An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.

24 From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?

25 A snare to a man is he hath swallowed a holy thing, And after vows to make inquiry.

Proverbs 20:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:23The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.