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Proverbs 20:23
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Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
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Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.
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Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Divers weightsH68 H68 are an abominationH8441 unto the LORDH3068; and a falseH4820 balanceH3976 is not goodH2896.
Original Hebrew
תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן וּמֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לֹא־טֹוב׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת |
to.'a.Vat | H8441 | HNcfsc | (are) (the) abomination of |
יְ֭הוָה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
אֶ֣בֶן |
'E.ven | H68 | HNcfsa | a weight |
וָ/אָ֑בֶן |
va./'A.ven | H68 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ a weight |
וּ/מֹאזְנֵ֖י |
u./moz.Nei | H3976 | HC/Ncmdc | and/ balances of |
מִרְמָ֣ה |
mir.Mah | H4820 | HNcfsa | deceit |
לֹא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | not |
טֽוֹב |
Tov | H2896 | HAamsa | (are) good |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H3976 — מֹאזֵן (môʼzên, mo-zane'): from אָזַן; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances.
- H4820 — מִרְמָה (mirmâh, meer-maw'): from רָמָה in the sense of deceiving; fraud; craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
- H8441 — תּוֹעֵבַה (tôwʻêbah, to-ay-baw'): or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of תַּעָב; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol; abominable (custom, thing), abomination.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a false balance — Hosea 12:7, Amos 8:5
- weights — Proverbs 20:10, Ezekiel 45:10
Reciprocal references (6): Deuteronomy 25:16, Proverbs 6:16, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11, Micah 6:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:6
Related Topics
- Nave’s: ABOMINATION, BALANCES, DISHONESTY, HONESTY, MEASURE, WEIGHTS
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