Proverbs 11:1 Themes and Topics

"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. There shall not be in your house {for your use} {two kinds of measures}. [Rather] a full and honest weight shall be {for your use}; there shall be for you a full and honest {measure}, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you may be long. read more.
For detestable to Yahweh your God [is] everyone who [is] doing such things, everyone who [is] acting dishonestly.

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. Verse Concepts

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise. Verse Concepts

An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good. Verse Concepts

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. Verse Concepts

An abomination of Yahweh [is] {a stone and a weight}, and scales of falsehood are not good. Verse Concepts

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. Verse Concepts

[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress. Verse Concepts

Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Verse Concepts

[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] be a fool." Verse Concepts

"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast. Verse Concepts

"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. Verse Concepts

Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh. Verse Concepts

He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death. Verse Concepts

Woe [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to him his wages. Verse Concepts

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. Verse Concepts

" 'You shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or volume. You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I [am] Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

[Rather] a full and honest weight shall be {for your use}; there shall be for you a full and honest {measure}, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you may be long. Verse Concepts

Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people. Verse Concepts

Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another, for the one who loves someone else has fulfilled the law. Verse Concepts

For we are taking into consideration what is honorable not only before the Lord, but also before people. Verse Concepts

Finally, brothers, whatever [things] are true, whatever [things are] honorable, whatever [things are] right, whatever [things are] pure, whatever [things are] pleasing, whatever [things are] commendable, if [there is] any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about these [things]. Verse Concepts

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. Verse Concepts

Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Verse Concepts

You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I [am] Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt. Verse Concepts

A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work. Verse Concepts

"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. Verse Concepts

Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh. Verse Concepts

[There] shall be for you {an honest set of scales} and {an honest ephah} and {an honest bath}. Verse Concepts

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. Verse Concepts

Then Samuel said, "Is there [as much] delight for Yahweh in burnt offerings and sacrifices as [there is] in {obeying} Yahweh? Look! {To obey} [is] better than sacrifice; to give heed than the fat of rams. Verse Concepts

[The] steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way. Verse Concepts

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight. Verse Concepts

Thus says Yahweh, "[The] wise man must not boast in his wisdom, and the warrior must not boast in his might, [the] wealthy man must not boast in his wealth. {But only} in this must the one who boasts boast, [that] he has insight, and [that] he knows me, that I [am] Yahweh, showing loyal love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these [things] I delight," {declares} Yahweh.

Who [is] a God like you, forgiving sin and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love. Verse Concepts