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Proverbs 11:1 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Proverbs 11:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 11 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Proverbs Contrasting Righteousness and Wickedness
“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. A false: Heb. Balances of deceit just: Heb. perfect stone”
Proverbs 11:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 11:1
False weights and balances were common tools of commercial fraud in the ancient world, and God's abomination of them reveals His character of absolute justice. The Hebrew 'toebah' (abomination) is strong language, used elsewhere for idolatry and sexual immorality, showing that dishonest business practices are moral abominations, not merely ethical lapses. God's delight in 'just weight' (Hebrew 'shalem'—complete, perfect) demonstrates that integrity in daily transactions reflects His own righteous nature.
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Cross-References for Proverbs 11:1
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“a great and a small.”
“and dishonest scales are not pleasing.”
“A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.”
“both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.”
“He is a merchant”
“and a just ephah”
“'When will the new moon be gone”
“and a short ephah{An ephah is a measure of volume”