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Proverbs 20:10 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Proverbs 20:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 20 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Divers weights , and divers measures , both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stone divers measures: Heb. an ephah and an ephah”
Proverbs 20:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 20:10
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. This proverb addresses commercial ethics with stark clarity, condemning dishonest business practices that defraud others through manipulated measurements. The Hebrew even va'even (אֶבֶן וָאֶבֶן) literally means "stone and stone," referring to the practice of carrying two sets of weights—heavier ones for buying and lighter ones for selling, thereby cheating both suppliers and customers."Divers" means different, varied, or duplicitous—not the honest variety of legitimate trade but deceptive variance designed to ...
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Cross-References for Proverbs 20:10
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“but accurate weights are his delight.”
“and dishonest scales are not pleasing.”
“A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.”
“and a short ephah{An ephah is a measure of volume”
“a great and a small.”
“unbelieving”
“you who desire to swallow up the needy”
“nor take it to you”