Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Different kinds of weights, different kinds of measures, both are hateful to Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible
Both of them are abominable to the Lord.
King James Version
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Holman Bible
both are detestable to the Lord.
International Standard Version
False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.
A Conservative Version
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
American Standard Version
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Amplified
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
Darby Translation
Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
A stone and stone, an ephah and ephah, an abomination of Jehovah, also they two.
King James 2000
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To use two manner of weights, or two manner of measures, both these are abominable unto the LORD.
NET Bible
Diverse weights and diverse measures -- the Lord abhors both of them.
New Heart English Bible
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Divers weights, and divers measures, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
Webster
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
World English Bible
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
Themes
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Business life » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
Justice » False balances/divers weights
Measures » Unjust, an abomination to God
Social duties » Mercifulness » Of giving just weights
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
Virtues » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
Weights » Troy weights a gerah = 1/50 oz » 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
Topics
Interlinear
'eben
Sh@nayim
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin? 10 Different kinds of weights, different kinds of measures, both are hateful to Jehovah. 11 Even a child is known by his own doings, whether his work is pure and whether it is right.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:1
False balances are hateful to Jehovah; but a just weight is His delight.
Proverbs 20:23
Different kinds of weights are hateful to Jehovah, and a false balance is not good.
Leviticus 19:35
You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures and weights, or in quantity.
Deuteronomy 7:25-26
You shall burn the graven images of their gods with fire. You shall not desire the silver or gold on them, nor take it for yourself, so that you may not be snared in it. For it is an abomination to Jehovah your God.
Deuteronomy 25:13-15
You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a great stone and a small.
Proverbs 16:11
A just weight and balance are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are His work.
Amos 8:4-7
Hear this, you who trample the poor, even to make the humble of the land to fail,
Micah 6:10-11
Are the treasures of wickedness still in the house of the wicked, and the short measure that is hateful?
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, will have their part in the Lake burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.