Proverbs 20:10-12
Living Bible
10 The Lord despises every kind of cheating.[a]
11 The character of even a child can be known by the way he acts—whether what he does is pure and right.
12 If you have good eyesight and good hearing, thank[b] God who gave them to you.
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- Proverbs 20:10 every kind of cheating, literally, “diverse weights and diverse measures.”
- Proverbs 20:12 thank, implied.
Proverbs 20:10-12
New International Version
10 Differing weights and differing measures—
the Lord detests them both.(A)
11 Even small children are known by their actions,
so is their conduct really pure(B) and upright?
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
the Lord has made them both.(C)
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