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1A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

Proverbs 11:1

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 1)

As religion towards God is a branch of universal righteousness (he is not an honest man that is not devout), so righteousness towards men is a branch of true religion, for he is not a godly man that is not honest, nor can he expect that his devotion should be accepted; for, 1. Nothing is more offensive to God than deceit in commerce. A false balance is here put for all manner of unjust and fraudul...

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