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Proverbs 16:11

Context
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Honest scales and balances 1  are from the Lord; all the weights 2  in the bag are his handiwork.

XREF

Le 19:35,36; De 25:13-15; Pr 11:1; Pr 20:10,23; Eze 45:10; Ho 12:7; Am 8:5; Mic 6:11

NET © Notes

tn Heb “a scale and balances of justice.” This is an attributive genitive, meaning “just scales and balances.” The law required that scales and measures be accurate and fair (Lev 19:36; Deut 25:13). Shrewd dishonest people kept light and heavy weights to make unfair transactions.

tn Heb “stones.”



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