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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Differing weights and differing measures— the LORD detests them both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />False weights and unequal measures— the LORD detests double standards of every kind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Divers weights, <i>and</i> divers measures, both of them <i>are</i> alike abomination to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Diverse weights <i>and</i> diverse measures, They <i>are</i> both alike, an abomination to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are an abomination to Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures, Both of them are detestable <i>and</i> offensive to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights and varying measures — both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights and varying measures— both are detestable to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Two things the LORD hates are dishonest scales and dishonest measures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A double standard of weights and measures- both are disgusting to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD hates people who use dishonest weights and measures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />FALSE weights and measures— the LORD surely detests both of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights and unequal measures?both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Diverse weights and diverse measures--the LORD abhors both of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, "" Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A stone and stone, an ephah and ephah, an abomination of Jehovah, also they two.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Varying weights, varying measures, are both an abomination to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Diverse weights and diverse measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Diverse weights and diverse measures, both alike, are an abomination in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Discrepant weights and discrepant measures, both are despised before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Divers weights, and divers measures, Both of them alike are abomination to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A large and small weight, and divers measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and <i>so is</i> he that makes them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/20-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3994" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/20.htm">Wine is a Mocker</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”? <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’e·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">Differing</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: wā·’e·ḇen (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">weights</a> <a href="/hebrew/374.htm" title="374: ’ê·p̄āh (N-fs) -- An ephah (a measure of grain). Or ephah; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general.">and unequal measures—</a> <a href="/hebrew/374.htm" title="374: wə·’ê·p̄āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- An ephah (a measure of grain). Or ephah; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ (N-fsc) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">are detestable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a></span><br />You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35-36</a></span><br />You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. / You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10-11</a></span><br />Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? / Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a></span><br />asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Ezekiel 45:10-12</a></span><br />You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. / The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both. / The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></span><br />Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Proverbs 16:11</a></span><br />Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Proverbs 20:23</a></span><br />Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-6.htm">Job 31:6</a></span><br />let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22</a></span><br />Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-24.htm">Mark 4:24</a></span><br />He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a></span><br />For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.</p><p class="hdg">both</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Proverbs 20:23</a></b></br> Divers weights <i>are</i> an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance <i>is</i> not good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></b></br> A false balance <i>is</i> abomination to the LORD: but a just weight <i>is</i> his delight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Proverbs 16:11</a></b></br> A just weight and balance <i>are</i> the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag <i>are</i> his work.</p><p class="hdg">abomination</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25,26</a></b></br> The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold <i>that is</i> on them, nor take <i>it</i> unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it <i>is</i> an abomination to the LORD thy God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></b></br> But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Detests</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-14.htm">Differing</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Divers</a> <a href="/esther/3-8.htm">Diverse</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-47.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-8.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">Unequal</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Weights</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/29-27.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-15.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Detests</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Differing</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Divers</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Diverse</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Unequal</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Weights</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proper Living</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Differing weights and unequal measures—</b><br>In ancient commerce, weights and measures were essential for fair trade. Merchants used scales and weights to determine the value of goods. Differing weights refer to the practice of using heavier or lighter weights to deceive customers, ensuring the merchant benefits unfairly. This practice is condemned throughout the Bible as it represents dishonesty and exploitation. In <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35-36</a>, God commands the Israelites to use honest scales and weights, emphasizing integrity in business dealings. The use of differing weights is a metaphor for broader injustices and deceit in society.<p><b>both are detestable to the LORD.</b><br>The term "detestable" indicates something that is abominable or loathsome to God. This strong language underscores the seriousness with which God views dishonesty and injustice. The Lord's detestation of such practices reflects His nature as a God of truth and justice. In <a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a>, God explicitly states that those who engage in such deceit are an abomination to Him. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that God desires His people to reflect His character in their dealings with others. The call for honesty and fairness is not just a legal requirement but a reflection of divine holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He compiled these sayings to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context of Proverbs is ancient Israel, where trade and commerce were integral to daily life, and fair dealings were essential for community trust.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/merchants_and_traders.htm">Merchants and Traders</a></b><br>In the context of this proverb, merchants and traders are implied as those who might use differing weights and measures to deceive and gain unfair advantage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_business.htm">Integrity in Business</a></b><br>As Christians, we are called to conduct all our business dealings with honesty and integrity. This means being transparent and fair in our transactions, reflecting God's character in our work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_detestation_of_dishonesty.htm">God's Detestation of Dishonesty</a></b><br>The use of differing weights and measures is not just a minor offense; it is detestable to God. This underscores the seriousness with which God views integrity and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_justice.htm">Reflecting God's Justice</a></b><br>Our actions in business and personal dealings should reflect God's justice. We are His representatives on earth, and our integrity can be a powerful testimony to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_the_matter.htm">The Heart of the Matter</a></b><br>While the proverb speaks to physical weights and measures, it also addresses the heart's condition. Are we honest in all areas of life, or do we allow small compromises?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_trust.htm">Community Trust</a></b><br>Fair dealings build trust within a community. As Christians, we should strive to be trustworthy, contributing to a society where justice and fairness prevail.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_ancient_trade_accuracy.htm">Proverbs 20:10 condemns dishonest scales—what historical or archaeological evidence challenges or supports the accuracy of such transactions in ancient times? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_capitalism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on capitalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/extra-biblical_proof_of_unjust_trade_in_israel.htm">Since Amos condemns unjust business practices in Amos 8:4–5, what extra-biblical records confirm or contradict the prevalence of such practices in ancient Israel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Divers weights and divers measures </span>. . .--See above on <a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm" title="A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.">Proverbs 11:1</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Divers weights,</span> and <span class="cmt_word">divers measures;</span> literally, <span class="accented">stone and stone, ephah and ephah.</span> The stones were used for weighing: dishonest traders kept them of different weights, and also measures of different capacities, substituting one for the other in order to defraud unwary customers. The Septuagint makes this plain by rendering, "A weight great and small, and measures double" (see on Proverbs 11:1 and Proverbs 16:11; and comp. ver. 23). The ephah was a dry measure, being one-tenth of the homer, and occupying the same position in solids as the bath did in liquids. It equalled about three pecks of our measure. <span class="cmt_word">Both of them are alike abomination to the Lord</span> (<a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Proverbs 17:15</a>; comp. <a href="/leviticus/19-36.htm">Leviticus 19:36</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13</a>, etc.); Septuagint, "Are impure before the Lord, even both of them, and he who doeth them." Pseudo-Bernard ('De Pass. Dom.,' 17.), applying the passage mystically, teaches that a man may be said to keep a double measure, who, being conscious of his own evil character, endeavours to appear righteous to others; who, as he puts it, "Suo judicio terrae proximus est, et aliis cupit elevatus videri." Others, connecting this verse in thought with the preceding, see in it a warning against judging a neighbour by a standard which we do not apply to ourselves. The Septuagint Version arranges the matter from ver. 10 onwards differently from the Hebrew, omitting vers. 14-19, and placing vers. 10-13 after ver. 22. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/20-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Differing</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weights</span><br /><span class="heb">וָ֭אֶבֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and unequal measures—</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵיפָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_374.htm">Strong's 374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are detestable</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:10 Differing weights and differing measures both (Prov. 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