Proverbs 20:23
Yahweh hates unequal weights 1 and dishonest scales are not good. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 pay you back for this wrong!” 1 Wait for Yahweh and he will rescue you. 1
24A person's steps are directed by Yahweh; 1 how then can he understand his way? 1
Cross References
Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures— 1 Yahweh hates them both. 1
Hosea 12:7The merchants have false scales in their hands; 1 they love to defraud. 1
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 →