Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
New American Standard Bible
All the
King James Version
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
Holman Bible
all the weights in the bag
International Standard Version
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.
A Conservative Version
A just balance and scales are LORD's. All the weights of the bag are his work.
American Standard Version
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
Amplified
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
Darby Translation
The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.
Julia Smith Translation
Weighing and balances of judgment are to Jehovah, and his work all the stones of the bag.
King James 2000
A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights in the bag are his work.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
Modern King James verseion
A just weight and balance are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are His work.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A true measure and a true balance are the LORD's; he maketh all weights.
NET Bible
Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.
New Heart English Bible
Honest balances and scales are the LORD's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
The Emphasized Bible
The balance and scales of justice, belong to Yahweh, and, his handiwork, are all the weights of the bag.
Webster
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
World English Bible
Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
Youngs Literal Translation
A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag.
Themes
Business life » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
Social duties » Mercifulness » Of giving just weights
Virtues » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
Weights » Troy weights a gerah = 1/50 oz » 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
Topics
Interlinear
Mishpat
'eben
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging. 11 True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work. 12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 11:1
Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
Leviticus 19:35-36
Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.
Deuteronomy 25:13-15
Do not have in your bag different weights, a great and a small;
Proverbs 20:10
Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
Ezekiel 45:10
Have true scales and a true ephah and a true bath.
Hosea 12:7
As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.
Amos 8:5
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, so that we may do trade in grain? and the Sabbath, so that we may put out in the market the produce of our fields? making the measure small and the price great, and trading falsely with scales of deceit;
Micah 6:11
Is it possible for me to let wrong scales and the bag of false weights go without punishment?