Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
In Context
24A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
Cross References
Proverbs 20:10Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
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.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:23
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord , and he shall save thee. Those that live in this world must expect to have injuries done them, affronts given them, and trouble wrongfully created them, for we dwell among briers. Now here we are told what to do when we have wrong done us. 1. We must not avenge ourselves, no, nor so much as think of revenge, or design it: " Say not thou, no, not in thy heart, I will recompense evil for evil. Do not please thyself with the thought that some time or… Read the whole commentary →