Proverbs
Proverbs 16:11
11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honest | מִ֭שְׁפָּט | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| scales | פֶּ֤לֶס׀ | pe·les | Noun - masculine singular | H6425 balance, scale |
| and balances | וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י | ū·mō·zə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct | H3976 balances, scales |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the weights | אַבְנֵי־ | ’aḇ·nê- | Noun - feminine plural construct | H68 stone |
| in the bag | כִֽיס׃ | ḵîs | Noun - masculine singular | H3599 bag, purse |
| are His concern | מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ | ma·‘ă·śê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 11:1 · Proverbs 20:10 · Proverbs 20:23 · Hosea 12:7 · Leviticus 19:35–36 · Deuteronomy 25:13–15 · Ezekiel 45:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.