Proverbs 16:11
Strong's Lexicon
Honest
מִ֭שְׁפָּט (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

scales
פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ (pe·les)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6425: 1) balance, scale

and balances
וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י (ū·mō·zə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - mdc
Strong's Hebrew 3976: 1) scales, balances

[are from] the LORD;
לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

the weights
אַבְנֵי־ (’aḇ·nê-)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 68: 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror 1j2) perverse, hard heart

in the bag
כִֽיס׃ (ḵîs)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3599: 1) bag, purse 1a) for weights, money

are His concern.
מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ (ma·‘ă·śê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4639: 1) deed, work 1a) deed, thing done, act 1b) work, labour 1c) business, pursuit 1d) undertaking, enterprise 1e) achievement 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) 1g) work, thing made 1h) work (of God) 1i) product

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

Young's Literal Translation
A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah’s, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s ; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

New American Standard Bible
A just balance and scales belong to the LORD; All the weights of the bag are His concern.

King James Bible
A just weight and balance [are] the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.

New Living Translation
The LORD demands accurate scales and balances; he sets the standards for fairness.

English Standard Version
A just balance and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in 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.

King James Bible
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Honest balances and scales are the LORD's; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

International Standard Version
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.

NET Bible
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

American Standard Version
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

English Revised Version
A just balance and scales are the LORD'S: all the weights of 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.
















Cross References
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

Ezekiel 45:10
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:10
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
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