Proverbs 20:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:10 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:10 — KJV
“Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stone divers measures: Heb. an ephah and an ephah”
— Proverbs 20:10 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:10 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:10
“Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. weights: Heb. stones”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:10: weights, lord, heb
“Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. a false...: Heb. balance of deceit”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:10: divers, weights, abomination
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:10: both, lord, heb
“Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. divers...: Heb. a stone and a stone”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:10: divers, weights, heb
“Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. divers...: Heb. an ephah and an ephah”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:10: divers, measures, heb
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