just: Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 20:23; Leviticus 19:35-36; Deuteronomy 25:13-15; Ezekiel 45:10; Hosea 12:7; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:11
weight: Heb. stones
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Proverbs 16:11
Proverbs 16:11
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