Verse Comparison: Proverbs 16:11
American Standard Version
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
Amplified® Bible
A just balance {and} scales are the Lord's; all the weights of the bag are His work [established on His eternal principles].
Contemporary English Version
The LORD doesn't like it when we cheat in business.
Darby English Version
The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.
Good News Bible
The LORD wants weights and measures to be honest and every sale to be fair.
King James Version
A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
New American Standard Bible
A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag are His concern.
New International Version
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.
New King James Version
Honest weights and scales are the LORD’s;
All the weights in the bag are His work.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag concern Him.
Revised Standard Version
A just balance and scales are the LORD's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
Young's Literal Translation
A just beam and balances `are' Jehovah's, His work `are' all the stones of the bag.
