Proverbs 11:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.”

Proverbs 11:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 11:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 11:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.”

Proverbs 11:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 11:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.”

Proverbs 11:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 11:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.”

Proverbs 11:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 11:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.”

Proverbs 11:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 11:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“False balances are an abomination vnto the Lord: but a perfite weight pleaseth him.”

Proverbs 11:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 11:1 in Context — Proverbs 11

1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

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What Does Proverbs 11:1 Mean?

Proverbs 11:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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