Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Differing weights and differing measures— the LORD detests them both. New Living Translation False weights and unequal measures— the LORD detests double standards of every kind. English Standard Version Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD. Berean Standard Bible Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD. King James Bible Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. New King James Version Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the LORD. New American Standard Bible Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD. NASB 1995 Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD. NASB 1977 Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are an abomination to Yahweh. Amplified Bible Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures, Both of them are detestable and offensive to the LORD. Christian Standard Bible Differing weights and varying measures — both are detestable to the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Differing weights and varying measures— both are detestable to the LORD. American Standard Version Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Discrepant weights and discrepant measures, both are despised before LORD JEHOVAH. Brenton Septuagint Translation A large and small weight, and divers measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and so is he that makes them. Contemporary English Version Two things the LORD hates are dishonest scales and dishonest measures. Douay-Rheims Bible Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. English Revised Version Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation A double standard of weights and measures- both are disgusting to the LORD. Good News Translation The LORD hates people who use dishonest weights and measures. International Standard Version FALSE weights and measures— the LORD surely detests both of them. JPS Tanakh 1917 Divers weights, and divers measures, Both of them alike are abomination to the LORD. Literal Standard Version A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, | Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH. Majority Standard Bible Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD. New American Bible Varying weights, varying measures, are both an abomination to the LORD. NET Bible Diverse weights and diverse measures--the LORD abhors both of them. New Revised Standard Version Diverse weights and diverse measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD. New Heart English Bible Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. World English Bible Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh. Young's Literal Translation A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah. Additional Translations ... Context Wine is a Mocker…9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”? 10Differing weights and unequal measures— both are detestable to the LORD. 11Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.… Cross References Leviticus 19:36 You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Proverbs 11:1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. Proverbs 20:23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good. Treasury of Scripture Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Deuteronomy 25:13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. both Proverbs 20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. Proverbs 16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work. abomination Deuteronomy 7:25,26 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God… Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Jump to Previous Abominable Abomination Alike Detests Differing Disgusting Divers Diverse Ephah Measures Stone Unequal WeightsJump to Next Abominable Abomination Alike Detests Differing Disgusting Divers Diverse Ephah Measures Stone Unequal WeightsProverbs 20 1. Proper Living(10) Divers weights and divers measures . . .--See above on Proverbs 11:1.Verse 10. - Divers weights, and divers measures; literally, stone and stone, ephah and ephah. The stones were used for weighing: dishonest traders kept them of different weights, and also measures of different capacities, substituting one for the other in order to defraud unwary customers. The Septuagint makes this plain by rendering, "A weight great and small, and measures double" (see on Proverbs 11:1 and Proverbs 16:11; and comp. ver. 23). The ephah was a dry measure, being one-tenth of the homer, and occupying the same position in solids as the bath did in liquids. It equalled about three pecks of our measure. Both of them are alike abomination to the Lord (Proverbs 17:15; comp. Leviticus 19:36; Deuteronomy 25:13, etc.); Septuagint, "Are impure before the Lord, even both of them, and he who doeth them." Pseudo-Bernard ('De Pass. Dom.,' 17.), applying the passage mystically, teaches that a man may be said to keep a double measure, who, being conscious of his own evil character, endeavours to appear righteous to others; who, as he puts it, "Suo judicio terrae proximus est, et aliis cupit elevatus videri." Others, connecting this verse in thought with the preceding, see in it a warning against judging a neighbour by a standard which we do not apply to ourselves. The Septuagint Version arranges the matter from ver. 10 onwards differently from the Hebrew, omitting vers. 14-19, and placing vers. 10-13 after ver. 22. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Differingאֶ֣בֶן (’e·ḇen) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone weights וָ֭אֶבֶן (wā·’e·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone and unequal measures— אֵיפָ֣ה (’ê·p̄āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 374: Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain) both שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ (šə·nê·hem) Number - mdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) are detestable תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת (tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol to the LORD. יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Proverbs 20:10 NIVProverbs 20:10 NLT Proverbs 20:10 ESV Proverbs 20:10 NASB Proverbs 20:10 KJV Proverbs 20:10 BibleApps.com Proverbs 20:10 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 20:10 Chinese Bible Proverbs 20:10 French Bible Proverbs 20:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:10 Differing weights and differing measures both (Prov. 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