Proverbs 11:1 (ESV)
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,
but a just weight is his delight.
Have you ever cheated at business? Have you ever changed the numbers to reflect something that wasn’t accurate? Have you ever done something a little shady to get an edge over an opponent? In the above proverb, Solomon reveals to us how God feels about cheating in our business. In his day, Solomon could see those in the market place that would use false weights when they would weigh out product. If you wanted to buy one pound of product the market might put the product on one side of the scale and a one-pound weight on the other. However, the one-pound weight might actually be only 15 ounces. They would use a false weight. We don’t measure in that manner anymore, but the principle is still the same. God “abhors” dishonest business tactics. However, He “delights” in those who do things correctly and accurately. Does He abhor or delight in the way you do business?
Notice how God said it in Leviticus:
Leviticus 19:35-36 (ESV)
“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the LORD.”
Notice how Solomon will say it again, later in Proverbs:
Proverbs 16:11 (ESV)
A just balance and scales are the LORD'S;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
Proverbs 20:10 (ESV)
Unequal weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
God abhors false business practices. He delights in those who mirror His character of truth.
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