Proverbs 11:1 Go deeper

A false balance is abomination to the LORD : but a just weight is his delight. (KJV)

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מֹאזְנֵ֣יmoz.Neiscales of

Lemma: מֹאזֵן (mo.zen) · Strong's: H3976

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: balance

Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 19:36, Job 6:2, Job 31:6, Psalms 62:9, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3976; TAHOT Proverbs 11:1 word 1

מִ֭רְמָהMir.mahdeceit

Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: deceit

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Proverbs 11:1 word 2

תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat[are] [the] abomination of

Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: abomination

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Proverbs 11:1 word 3

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:1 word 4

וְאֶ֖בֶןve.'E.venand a weight

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: stone: weight

Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 25:13, Deuteronomy 25:15, 2 Samuel 14:26, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068H; TAHOT Proverbs 11:1 word 5

שְׁלֵמָ֣הshe.le.Mahperfect

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sha.lem) · Strong's: H8003

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: complete

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Genesis 33:18, Genesis 34:21, Deuteronomy 25:15, Deuteronomy 27:6, Joshua 8:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8003; TAHOT Proverbs 11:1 word 6

רְצוֹנֽוֹ\׃re.tzo.No[is] pleasure his

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Proverbs 11:1 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Dishonest	→	מִרְמָה H4820 deceit
scales	→	מֹאזֵן H3976 balance
are an abomination	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
but an accurate	→	שָׁלֵם H8003 complete
weight	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068H stone: weight
is His delight	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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