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NASB | Proverbs 20:10 Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are abominable to the LORD. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 20:10 Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures, Both of them are detestable and offensive to the LORD. [Deut 25:13; Mic 6:10, 11] |
Bible Question:
Proverbs 20:10 states Differing weights and differing measures, both of them are abominable to the Lord. I am a salesman and I can set my price. Depending on competition I might go in at different margins to a certain degree. Example person A gets product at 30 percent gross margin and person B gets it at 25 percent gross margin. Does anyone have insight if that is breaking that verse. thanks, |
Bible Answer: In my humble opinion, what this verse is dealing with is being dishonest. MHC: The various arts of deceiving that men have, all which evils the love of money is the root of. In paying and receiving money, which was then commonly done by the scale, they had divers weights, an under-weight for what they paid and an over-weight for what they received; in delivering out and taking in goods they had divers measures, a scanty measure to sell by and a large measure to buy by. This was done wrong with plot and contrivance, and under colour of doing right. Under these is included all manner of fraud and deceit in commerce and trade. 2. The displeasure of God against them. Whether they be about the money or the goods, in the buyer or in the seller, they are all alike an abomination to the Lord. He will not prosper the trade that is thus driven, nor bless what is thus got. He hates those that thus break the common faith by which justice is maintained, and will be the avenger of all such. The question is are you being dishonest with your customer? I know business will give some customers 'breaks' due to the volume of their business. I don't see that as trying to stealing. Just my two cents. Brad |
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