Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
In Context
22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
Cross References
Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
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 →