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Proverbs 20:10 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD. "
Proverbs 20:10
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
10 Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.
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Here we see, first, the many ways people try to deceive one another, and how the love of money lies behind all these wrongs. In those days, money was commonly weighed on scales. So some used a lighter weight when they paid out money, and a heavier weight when they received it. In the same way, they used a smaller measure when they sold goods and a larger one when they bought. These tricks were done with planning and care, while pretending to act fairly. This includes every kind of fraud and dishonesty in trade.
We also see God’s displeasure against such behavior. Whether it concerns money or goods, whether the buyer is dishonest or the seller is dishonest, it is all an abomination to the Lord. He will not bless business that is carried on in this way, or prosper what is gained by it. He hates those who break the common trust that holds justice together, and he will punish every such wrong.
From This Chapter
Proverbs 20:1
"Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise."
Proverbs 20:2
"The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life."
Proverbs 20:3
"It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling."
Proverbs 20:4
"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing."
Proverbs 20:5
"Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out."
Proverbs 20:6
"Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?"
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