A false balance is: Heb. Balances of deceit, are, Proverbs 16:11, Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 20:23; Leviticus 19:35-36; Deuteronomy 25:13-16; Hosea 12:7; Amos 8:5-6; Micah 6:10-11
a just weight: Heb. a perfect stone, Proverbs 16:11; Ezekiel 45:10-12
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Proverbs 11:1
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