Proverbs 11:1

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Proverbs 11:1


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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A falseH4820 balanceH3976 is abominationH8441 to the LORDH3068: but a justH8003 weightH68 is his delightH7522.


Original Hebrew

מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצֹונֹו׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
מֹאזְנֵ֣י
moz.Nei H3976 HNcmdc scales of
מִ֭רְמָה
Mir.mah H4820 HNcfsa deceit
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
to.'a.Vat H8441 HNcfsc (are) (the) abomination of
יְהוָ֑ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
וְ/אֶ֖בֶן
ve./'E.ven H68 HC/Ncfsa and/ a weight
שְׁלֵמָ֣ה
she.le.Mah H8003 HAafsa perfect
רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ
re.tzo.N/o H7522 HNcmsc/Sp3ms (is) pleasure/ his
Strong's References
  • H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H3976 — מֹאזֵן (môʼzên, mo-zane'): from אָזַן (ʼâzan) H239; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances.
  • H4820 — מִרְמָה (mirmâh, meer-maw'): from רָמָה (râmâh) H7411 in the sense of deceiving; fraud; craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
  • H7522 — רָצוֹן (râtsôwn, raw-tsone'): or רָצֹן (râtsôn); from רָצָה (râtsâh) H7521; delight (especially as shown); (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
  • H8003 — שָׁלֵם (shâlêm, shaw-lame'): from שָׁלַם (shâlam) H7999; complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly; full, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect(-ed), quiet, Shalem (by mistake for a name), whole.
  • H8441 — תּוֹעֵבַה (tôwʻêbah, to-ay-baw'): or תֹּעֵבַה (tôʻêbah); feminine active participle of תַּעָב (taʻâb) H8581; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol; abominable (custom, thing), abomination.
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