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Proverbs 11:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.”

Proverbs 11:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 11:17 words
HebrewMeaning
מֹאזְנֵ֣יmōʾzənēy
balancesnounH3976
מִ֭רְמָהmirəmāh
craftnounH4820
deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···
תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat
abominable (customnounH8441
thing) · abomination
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וְ/אֶ֖בֶןwəʾeben
(chalk-conjH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
שְׁלֵמָ֣הšəlēmāh
fulladjH8003
just · made ready · peaceable · perfect ···
רְצוֹנֽ/וֹrəṣwōnwō
acceptable(-ancenounH7522
-ed) · delight · desire · favour ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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