Proverbs 20:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
Differing weights and differing measures-- the LORD detests them both.

New Living Translation
False weights and unequal measures— the LORD detests double standards of every kind.

English Standard Version
Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

Berean Study Bible
Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.

NASB 1995
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.

NASB 1977
Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.

Amplified Bible
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures, Both of them are detestable and offensive to the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Differing weights and varying measures — both are detestable to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Differing weights and varying measures-- both are detestable to the LORD.

Contemporary English Version
Two things the LORD hates are dishonest scales and dishonest measures.

Good News Translation
The LORD hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A double standard of weights and measures- both are disgusting to the LORD.

International Standard Version
FALSE weights and measures— the LORD surely detests both of them.

NET Bible
Diverse weights and diverse measures--the LORD abhors both of them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

New King James Version
Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

World English Bible
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

American King James Version
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

American Standard Version
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

A Faithful Version
Different kinds of weights and different kinds of measures, both are an abomination to the LORD.

Darby Bible Translation
Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.

English Revised Version
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Diuers weightes, & diuers measures, both these are euen abomination vnto the Lord.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Two maner of wayghtes or two maner of measures, both these are abhomination vnto the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
To vse two maner of weightes, or two maner of measures, both these are abhominable vnto the LORDE.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, "" Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
A stone and stone, an ephah and ephah, an abomination of Jehovah, also they two.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Discrepant weights and discrepant measures, both are despised before LORD JEHOVAH.

Lamsa Bible
Diverse weights and diverse measures, both alike, are an abomination in the presence of the LORD.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Divers weights, and divers measures, Both of them alike are abomination to the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A large and small weight, and divers measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and so is he that makes them.
















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