💡WEB · Proverbs 11:1

What does Proverbs 11:1 mean?

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

— Proverbs 11:1 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

1

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

2

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

3

The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

4

Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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Biblical perspective

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