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false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his
delight.
Proverbs 20:10
Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.
...Proverbs 20:10
Proverbs 20:23
Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and false scales are not good.
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false balance is either a standardized falsehood or falsifying a fact.
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standardized falsehood is erecting a lie as the means against which reality is
measured.
For
example, erecting a standard that gender is fluid.
It
is not and insisting that it is and enforcing norms that require common people
to acquiesce is an abomination to the Lord.
Falsifying
a fact is lying about a clearly understood standard in order to gain unjustly.
For
example, fudging a scale so as to make a pound weigh only 14 ounces in order to
withhold 2 ounces per transaction from the purchasers.
This
recognizes and takes advantage of the accepted standard in order to defraud
others.
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just weight is one God recognizes (Isaiah 5:20) or one we recognize and honor
with respect to what is commonly held (Proverbs 3:27)
There
are objective standards which cannot be fudged and subjective standards which
must be followed in order to fulfill our obligation to honor just weights.
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