Proverbs 11:1

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Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

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  • Prov 16:11 : 11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.
  • Prov 20:10 : 10 Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.
  • Prov 20:23 : 23 Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.
  • Deut 25:13-16 : 13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag, a heavy one and a light one. 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house, a large one and a small one. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. 16 For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.
  • Lev 19:35-36 : 35 Do not use dishonest measures in judgment, whether in length, weight, or quantity. 36 Use honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
  • Ezek 45:10-12 : 10 You must have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath. 11 The measurements for the ephah and the bath shall be the same: both will be one-tenth of a homer. The homer will be the standard measure. 12 The shekel is to consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels will make up a mina.
  • Hos 12:7 : 7 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice and wait for your God continually.
  • Amos 8:5-6 : 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit? 6 Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.'
  • Mic 6:10-11 : 10 Are there still treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and dishonest measures that are detestable? 11 Shall I acquit a person with crooked scales and a bag of deceptive weights?

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  • Prov 20:23
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    23 Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

  • Prov 16:10-12
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    10 A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

    11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.

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

  • Prov 20:10-11
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    10 Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.

    11 Even a young person is known by their actions—whether their conduct is pure and upright.

  • Mic 6:10-11
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    81%

    10 Are there still treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and dishonest measures that are detestable?

    11 Shall I acquit a person with crooked scales and a bag of deceptive weights?

  • Deut 25:13-16
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    13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag, a heavy one and a light one.

    14 Do not have two differing measures in your house, a large one and a small one.

    15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

    16 For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20 Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Lev 19:35-36
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    35 Do not use dishonest measures in judgment, whether in length, weight, or quantity.

    36 Use honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

    9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Ezek 45:10
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    10 You must have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.

  • Prov 21:2-3
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    2 Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

    3 To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

  • Hos 12:7
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    7 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice and wait for your God continually.

  • Job 31:6
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    6 let God weigh me with honest scales, and He will know my integrity.

  • Prov 6:16-17
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    16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

    17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

  • Prov 11:2-3
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    2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.

    3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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    26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

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    2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

  • Zech 5:8
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    8 He said, 'This is wickedness,' and he pushed her back into the basket and placed the lead cover over its mouth.

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    27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, even more when it is brought with evil intent.

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    17 Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things, declares the LORD.

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    8 Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

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    9 Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Selah.

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    3 'Do not keep speaking so arrogantly or let proud words come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him deeds are weighed.'

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    32 For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.

  • Amos 8:5
    70%

    5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit?

  • Ps 10:3
    70%

    3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

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    5 The Lord detests all who are proud in heart; be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

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    17 An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

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    7 The path of the righteous is level; You, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.