Proverbs 11:1

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1 ^aDishonest¹ scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a¹ just weight is His delight.

2 When pride comes, then comes ^ashame;
But with the humble is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright will guide ^athem,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

4 ^aRiches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But ^brighteousness delivers from death.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is abomination - This refers to the balance itself deceitfully constructed, so that it is sooner turned at one end than at the other. This is occasioned by one end of the beam being longer than the other.

But a just weight - eben shelemah , the perfect stone probably because weights were first made of stone; see the law, Deuteronomy 25:13-16 (note).

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