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Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

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מֹאזְנֵ֣יmoznebalancesמֹאזֵןnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct — “balances”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3976(only in the dual) a pair of scalesbalances.מִ֭רְמָהmirmahcraftמִרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtoavatabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “abominable”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְאֶ֖בֶןveevenand stoneאֶבֶןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).שְׁלֵמָ֣הshelemahfullשָׁלֵםadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH8003complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendlyfull, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect(-ed), quiet, Shalem (by mistake for a name), whole.רְצוֹנֽוֹretsonvoas... wouldרָצוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as... would”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a perfect weight is His delight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

Young’s Literal Translation

Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.

World English Bible

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

Darby Translation

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.

Douay-Rheims

A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a perfect weight is His delight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable unto him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ζυγοί δόλιοι βδέλυγμα ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, στάθμιον δὲ δίκαιον δεκτὸν αὐτῷ.