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A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But accurate weights are his delight.
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God Cares About Your Work
Commentators explain this verse addresses a growing, real-world problem of commercial dishonesty in ancient Israel. The repeated warnings against 'false balances' in Proverbs and the prophets show that God is deeply concerned with integrity in business and daily transactions. A 'just weight' isn't just good business; it is an act that delights God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This emphatic reproduction of the old rule of Deuteronomy 25:13-14 is perhaps a trace of the danger of dishonesty associated with the growing comme…
19th Century
Anglican
A false balance is abomination to the Lord. —A similar proverb is found in Proverbs 20:23, and praise of just weights,[Re…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A false balance [is] abomination to the Lord. Under which are included all false weights and measures, and all fraudulent…
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