Bible in Basic English
"Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good."
— Proverbs 20:23, Bible in Basic English
“Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.”
If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.