Proverbs 11:1
Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
In Context
2When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:13Do not have in your bag different weights, a great and a small;
Proverbs 16:11True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 20:23Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
Hosea 12:7\12:6\So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.
Amos 8:5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, so that we may do trade in grain? and the Sabbath, so that we may put out in the market the produce of our fields? making the measure small and the price great, and trading falsely with scales of deceit;