Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making. New Living Translation The LORD demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness. English Standard Version A just balance and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work. Berean Standard Bible Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. King James Bible A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work. New King James Version Honest weights and scales are the LORD’s; All the weights in the bag are His work. New American Standard Bible A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag are His concern. NASB 1995 A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag are His concern. NASB 1977 A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag are His concern. Legacy Standard Bible A just balance and scales belong to Yahweh; All the weights of the bag are His work. Amplified Bible A just balance and [honest] scales are the LORD’S; All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles]. Christian Standard Bible Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his concern. Holman Christian Standard Bible Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are His concern. American Standard Version A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work. Contemporary English Version The LORD watches to see if we are fair or if we cheat others. English Revised Version A just balance and scales are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work. GOD'S WORD® Translation Honest balances and scales belong to the LORD. He made the entire set of weights. Good News Translation The LORD wants weights and measures to be honest and every sale to be fair. International Standard Version Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag. Majority Standard Bible Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA just beam and balances [are] YHWH’s, "" All the stones of the bag [are] His work. Young's Literal Translation A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag. Smith's Literal Translation Weighing and balances of judgment are to Jehovah, and his work all the stones of the bag. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWeight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag. Catholic Public Domain Version Weights and scales are judgments of the Lord. And all the stones in the bag are his work. New American Bible Balance and scales belong to the LORD; every weight in the sack is his concern. New Revised Standard Version Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe weight of a just balance is the LORD'S judgment; all his works are just weights. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The weight of a balance is the judgment of LORD JEHOVAH and all his works are weights of truth. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A just balance and scales are the LORD'S; All the weights of the bag are His work. Brenton Septuagint Translation The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD…10A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice. 11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. 12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.… Cross References Leviticus 19:35-36 You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. / You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 25:13-16 You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. ... Micah 6:11 Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights? Amos 8:5 asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. Hosea 12:7 A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. Ezekiel 45:10-12 You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. / The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both. / The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina. Job 31:6 let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity. Isaiah 1:22-23 Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water. / Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. Jeremiah 5:1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. Psalm 62:9 Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor. Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Romans 13:7 Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you. James 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work. just Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. Proverbs 20:10,23 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD… Leviticus 19:35,36 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure… weights Jump to Previous Bag Balance Balances Beam Belong Concern Honest Jehovah's LORD's Making Measures Scales Stones True. Weight Weights WorkJump to Next Bag Balance Balances Beam Belong Concern Honest Jehovah's LORD's Making Measures Scales Stones True. Weight Weights WorkProverbs 16 1. The Plans of the heartHonest scales and balances The phrase "honest scales and balances" refers to the tools used in ancient commerce to measure goods accurately. In Hebrew, the word for "honest" is "מִשְׁפָּט" (mishpat), which can also mean "justice" or "judgment." This suggests that fairness in trade is not merely a social expectation but a divine mandate. In ancient Israel, scales and balances were essential for ensuring fair trade, and their integrity was crucial for maintaining societal trust. The use of honest scales is a metaphor for integrity in all dealings, emphasizing that God values truth and fairness in every aspect of life. are from the LORD all the weights in the bag are His concern Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Honestמִ֭שְׁפָּט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style scales פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ (pe·les) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6425: A balance, scale and balances וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י (ū·mō·zə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - mdc Strong's 3976: A pair of scales [are from] the LORD; לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the weights אַבְנֵי־ (’aḇ·nê-) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 68: A stone in the bag כִֽיס׃ (ḵîs) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3599: A cup, a bag for, money, weights are His concern. מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ (ma·‘ă·śê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property Links Proverbs 16:11 NIVProverbs 16:11 NLT Proverbs 16:11 ESV Proverbs 16:11 NASB Proverbs 16:11 KJV Proverbs 16:11 BibleApps.com Proverbs 16:11 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 16:11 Chinese Bible Proverbs 16:11 French Bible Proverbs 16:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 16:11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's (Prov. 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