Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
‘False balance’ – One faulty in construction or by mischief.
‘Abomination to the LORD.’ Twenty things are an abomination to God: The froward man (3:32; 11:20). A proud look (6:16-17). A lying tongue (6:17; 12:22) Hands that shed innocent blood (6:17). A wicked scheming heart (6:18). Feet quick to sin. A false witness that speaks lies (6:19). A sower of discord. Wickedness (8:7). A false balance (scale, 11:1). The sacrifice of the wicked (15:8; 21:27). The way of the wicked (15:9). The thoughts of the wicked (15:26). The proud of heart (16:5). Justifying the wicked (17:15). Condemning the just (17:15). Diverse weights (20:10, 23). Diverse measures (20:10). Refusing to hear the law (28:9). The prayer of the rebel (28:9).
‘Just weight’ – Literally, perfect stone. Early weights were made of stone (Deut. 25:13-15). This proverb is repeated three times (16:11; 20:10, 23; cp. Lev. 19:36; Deut. 25:13-15; Mic. 6:11). There was a royal standard of weights (2Sam. 14:26).
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