Proverbs 20:23 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

An abomination to Jehovah [are] a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit [are] not good.

English ASV

Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

English Amplified

Diverse and deceitful weights are shamefully vile and abhorrent to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Diverse and deceitful weights are shamefully vile and abhorrent to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Unequal weights are detestable to the Lord, and dishonest scales are no good.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Differing weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are unfair.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.

English EASY 2024

The Lord hates traders who use false weights. He hates scales that do not weigh things properly.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Lord hates for people to use the wrong weights to cheat others. It is wrong to use scales that are not accurate.

Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A double standard of weights is disgusting to the Lord, and dishonest scales are no good.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Differing weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are unfair.

English KJV 1611

Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

English LSB

Differing weights are an abomination to Yahweh, And a deceitful balance is not good.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and scales of deceit are not good.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false scale is not good.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Varying weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are. Scales that are not honest don't please him.

English NIV

The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

English NKJ 1982

Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, And dishonest scales are not good.

English NLT

The LORD despises double standards; he is not pleased by dishonest scales.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The Lord hates double standards— that’s hypocrisy at its worst!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The Lord loathes all cheating and dishonesty.

English Tyndale 1537

The LORD abhoreth two manner of weights, and a false balance is an evil thing.

Proverbs 20:23 — Compare Translations