New Living Translation
Proverbs 16:11
11The Lord demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness.
Proverbs 16:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
- New International Version (NIV)Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A just balance and scales are the Lord's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s; All the weights in the bag are His work.
Context of Proverbs 16:11
9We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. 10The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly. The Lord demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness. 12A king detests wrongdoing, for his rule is built on justice. 13The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; he loves those who speak honestly.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:11 word by word
פֶּ֤לֶס׀ וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭שְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָ֑ה מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:11
- Proverbs 11:1The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
- Proverbs 20:10False weights and unequal measures— the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
- Leviticus 19:35“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.
- Deuteronomy 25:13“You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise,
- Ezekiel 45:10Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.
- Hosea 12:7But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales— they love to cheat.
- Amos 8:5You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out grain with dishonest measures and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.
- Micah 6:11How can I tolerate your merchants who use dishonest scales and weights?
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11All the weights of the bag are his - Alluding, probably, to the standard weights laid up in a bag in the sanctuary, and to which all weights in common use in the land were to be referred, in order to ascertain whether they were just: but some think the allusion is to the weights carried about by merchants in their girdles, by which they weigh the money, silver and gold, that they take in exchange for their merchandise. As the Chinese take no coin but gold…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11See Proverbs 11:1 note. People are not to think that trade lies outside the divine law. God has commanded there also all that belongs to truth and right.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 To observe justice in dealings between man and man is God's appointment.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11This proverb's message appears four times in the collection (see Proverbs 11:1; 20:10, 23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. are the Lord's ... his work--that is, what He has ordered, and hence should be observed by men.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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