Proverbs 20:23 Go deeper

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

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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 20:23 word 1

יְ֭הוָהYah.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 20:23 word 2

אֶ֣בֶן'E.vena 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 11:1, Proverbs 16:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:23 word 3

וָאָ֑בֶןva.'A.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 11:1, Proverbs 16:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:23 word 4

וּמֹאזְנֵ֖יu.moz.Neiand balances 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 11:1, Proverbs 16:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3976; TAHOT Proverbs 20:23 word 5

מִרְמָ֣הmir.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 20:23 word 6

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 20:23 word 7

טֽוֹב\׃Tov[are] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:23 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Unequal weights	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068H stone: weight
. . .	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068H stone: weight
are detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and dishonest	→	מִרְמָה H4820 deceit
scales	→	מֹאזֵן H3976 balance
are no	→	לֹא H3808 not
good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant

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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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