Proverbs 16:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.”
Proverbs 16:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 16:11 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 16:11 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 16:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.”
Proverbs 16:11 — World English Bible
Proverbs 16:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.”
Proverbs 16:11 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A just beam and balances <FI>are<Fi> Jehovah's, His work <FI>are<Fi> all the stones of the bag.”
Proverbs 16:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 16:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.”
Proverbs 16:11 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 16:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A true weight and balance are of the Lord: all the weightes of the bagge are his worke.”
Proverbs 16:11 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 16:11 in Context — Proverbs 16
9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
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What Does Proverbs 16:11 Mean?
Proverbs 16:11 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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