Proverbs 16:11

“A just weight and balance [are] the Lord’s, etc.] These are of his devising; what he has put into the heart, of men to contrive and make use of, for the benefit of mankind, for the keeping and maintaining truth and justice in commercial affairs; these are of his appointing, commanding, and approving, (<031935>Leviticus 19:35,36); all the weights of the bag [are] his work; or, “all the stones”f466; greater or smaller, which were formerly used in weighing, and were kept in a bag for that purpose; these are by the Lord’s appointment and order. This may be applied to the Scriptures of truth, which are of God; are the balance of the sanctuary, in which every doctrine is to be weighed and tried;…”

“are the Lord's . . . his work--that is, what He has ordered, and hence should be observed by men.”

“See Proverbs 11:1 note. People are not to think that trade lies outside the divine law. God has commanded there also all that belongs to truth and right. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The Lord's - Are made by his direction and appointment, so that no man can alter them without violating God's rights and authority. Proverbs 16:15”

“16:11 The message of this proverb is stated four times in the collection (cp. 11:1; 20:10, 23).”

“just: Pro 11:1, Pro 20:10, Pro 20:23; Lev 19:35, Lev 19:36; Deu 25:13-15; Eze 45:10; Hos 12:7; Amo 8:5; Mic 6:11 weight: Heb. stones Proverbs 16:12”

“11 The scale and balances of a right kind are Jahve's; His work are the weights of the bag. Regarding פּלס, statera, a level or steelyard (from פּלס, to make even), vid., Pro 4:26; מאזנים (from אזן, to weigh), libra, is another form of the balance: the shop-balance furnished with two scales. אבני are here the stones that serve for weights, and כּים, which at Pro 1:14 properly means the money-bag, money-purse (cf. Pro 7:20), is here, as at Mic 6:11, the bag in which the merchant carries the weights. The genit. משׁפּט belongs also to פּלס, which, in our edition, is pointed with the disjunctive Mehuppach legarme, is rightly accented in Cod. 1294 (vid., Torath Emeth, p. 50) with the conjunctive…”