Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination 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 King James verseion
Different kinds of weights, different kinds of measures, both are hateful to Jehovah.
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.
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 saith, 'I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?' 10 A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah. 11 Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:1
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
Proverbs 20:23
An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.
Leviticus 19:35
'Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;
Deuteronomy 7:25-26
The graven images of their gods ye do burn with fire; thou dost not desire the silver and gold on them, nor hast thou taken it to thyself, lest thou be snared by it, for the abomination of Jehovah thy God it is;
Deuteronomy 25:13-15
'Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.
Proverbs 16:11
A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag.
Amos 8:4-7
Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,
Micah 6:10-11
Are there yet in the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah?
Revelation 21:8
and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part is in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'