Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
New American Standard Bible
Both of them are abominable to the Lord.
King James Version
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Holman Bible
both are detestable to the Lord.
International Standard Version
False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.
American Standard Version
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Amplified
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
Darby Translation
Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
A stone and stone, an ephah and ephah, an abomination of Jehovah, also they two.
King James 2000
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Different kinds of weights, different kinds of measures, both are hateful to Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To use two manner of weights, or two manner of measures, both these are abominable unto the LORD.
NET Bible
Diverse weights and diverse measures -- the Lord abhors both of them.
New Heart English Bible
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Divers weights, and divers measures, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
Themes
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Business life » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
Justice » False balances/divers weights
Measures » Unjust, an abomination to God
Social duties » Mercifulness » Of giving just weights
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
Virtues » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
Weights » Troy weights a gerah = 1/50 oz » 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
Topics
Interlinear
'eben
Sh@nayim
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean. I am pure from my sin? 10 Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD. 11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:1
A FALSE balance is an abomination to LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 20:23
Diverse weights are an abomination to LORD, and a FALSE balance is not good.
Leviticus 19:35
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
Deuteronomy 7:25-26
Ye shall burn the graven images of their gods with fire. Thou shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it to thee, lest thou be snared by it, for it is an abomination to LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 25:13-15
Thou shall not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
Proverbs 16:11
A just balance and scales are LORD's. All the weights of the bag are his work.
Amos 8:4-7
Hear this, O ye who would swallow up a needy man, and cause the poor of the land to fail,
Micah 6:10-11
Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?
Revelation 21:8
But for the cowards, and unbelieving, and sinful, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.