John Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 14:23

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the Lord, etc.] (See Gill on “<202010>Proverbs 20:10”); which is here repeated for the further confirmation of it, and that it might be taken notice of and avoided; and perhaps this sin of using false weights and measures was common with the Jews; and a false balance [is] not good; in the sight of God; but an abomination, as in (<201101>Proverbs 11:1); nor is it good for men in the issue; for though they may gain by it at present, it will prove a loss to them in the end, since it will bring a curse on all they get.

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