Proverbs 16:11
Accurate scales and balances are important to the Lord. He has determined all the weights in the bag.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A just weight and balance are the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag are his work.
In Context
10The king is inspired in what he says; he is not unreliable in his decisions.
12It's a terrible thing for a king to do evil, for his throne is based on doing right.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:36Make sure your scales and weights are accurate, that your measures of ephah and hin are correct. I am the Lord your God who led you out of Egypt.
Proverbs 11:1The Lord hates dishonest scales, but accurate weights please him.
Proverbs 20:23The Lord hates incorrect weights; using dishonest scales is wrong.
Hosea 12:7A merchant who holds in his hands dishonest scales loves to swindle.
Micah 6:11How can I accept those who use unfair scales and dishonest weights?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:11
The Duties of Kings. 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. We wish this were always true as a proposition, and we ought to make it our prayer for kings, and all in authority, that a divine sentence may be in their lips, both in giving orders, that they may do that in wisdom, and in giving sentence, that they may do that in equity, both which are included in judgment, and that in neither their mouth may transgress, 1 Tim. ii. 1 . But it is often otherwise; and… Read the whole commentary →