Parallel Verses
King James Version
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
New American Standard Bible
All the
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].
Bible in Basic English
True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
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 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 11 A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work. 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Leviticus 19:35-36
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Deuteronomy 25:13-15
Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
Proverbs 20:10
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 20:23
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Ezekiel 45:10
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
Hosea 12:7
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Amos 8:5
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Micah 6:11
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?