Proverbs 20:23
ContextNET © | The Lord abhors 1 differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked. 2 |
NIV © | The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him. |
NASB © | Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false scale is not good. |
NLT © | The LORD despises double standards; he is not pleased by dishonest scales. |
MSG © | GOD hates cheating in the marketplace; rigged scales are an outrage. |
BBE © | Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good. |
NRSV © | Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good. |
NKJV © | Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, And dishonest scales are not good. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | The Lord abhors 1 differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “an abomination of the 2 tn Heb “not good.” This is a figure known as tapeinosis – a deliberate understatement to emphasize a worst-case scenario: “it is wicked!” (e.g., 11:1; 20:10). |