Proverbs
Chapter 20
Verse 23
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Proverbs 20

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23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD ; and a false balance is not good.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 20:23. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 52
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י מִרְמָ֣ה לֹא־טֽוֹב׃

8 word entries
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
Lemma
8441
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8441
Occurrences
75
יְ֭הוָה
Lemma
3068
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3068
Occurrences
5701
אֶ֣בֶן
Lemma
68
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H68
Occurrences
146
וָאָ֑בֶן
Lemma
c/68
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H68
Occurrences
35
וּמֹאזְנֵ֖י
Lemma
c/3976
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine dual construct
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3976
Occurrences
2
מִרְמָ֣ה
Lemma
4820
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4820
Occurrences
27
לֹא
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
טֽוֹב
Lemma
2896 a
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H2896
Occurrences
278
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ δισσὸν στάθμιον, καὶ ζυγὸς δόλιος οὐ καλὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.

11 word entries
Βδέλυγμα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
bdelygma
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
abomination, detestable thing
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Abomination, detestable thing, or object of disgust.
Occurrences
50
Κυρίῳ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kyrios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Lord, master
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lord, master, owner, or title for God.
Occurrences
7934
δισσὸν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
disson
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
3
στάθμιον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
stathmion
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
8
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ζυγὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
zygos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
14
δόλιος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
dolios
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
οὐ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
καλὸν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kalon
Morphology
adjective, accusative masculine singular or nominative/accusative neuter singular
Gloss
good, beautiful
Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
Good, beautiful, noble.
Occurrences
62
ἐνώπιον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
enopion
Morphology
preposition/adverb
Gloss
before, in the presence of
Part of Speech
preposition/adverb
Definition
Before or in the presence of.
Occurrences
516
αὐτοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
autos
Morphology
pronoun, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
he, himself
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Third-person personal/intensive pronoun.
Occurrences
26672
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܛܡܐܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܬ̈ܩܠܐ ܘܡܣܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܟܠܐ ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܢ

10 word entries
ܛܡܐܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tm'yn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
2
ܐܢܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'nwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending
Occurrences
1636
ܩܕܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܩܕܡ
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1019
ܡܪܝܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
maryah
Morphology
divine title, emphatic form
Gloss
Lord
Occurrences
2917
ܡܬܩ̈ܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mtql'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
14
ܘܡܬ̈ܩܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wmtql'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
5
ܘܡܣܐ̈ܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wms't'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
ܕܢܟܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dnkl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
10
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܫܦܝܪ̈ܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
shpyrn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
6
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

מְרַחֲקִין אִנוּן קֳדָם אֱלָהָא מַתְקְלָא וּמַתְקְלָא וּמִשְׁחֲתָא דְרַמְיוּתָא לָא שַׁפִּיר קֳדָמוֹי׃

11 word entries
מְרַחֲקִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mrchqyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
5
אִנוּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'nwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
136
קֳדָם
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
קדם
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
prepositional or nominal form
Gloss
before, in front of, east
Occurrences
2023
אֱלָהָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אלה
Transliteration
'lh'
Morphology
noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
God
Occurrences
779
מַתְקְלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mtql'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
25
וּמַתְקְלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmtql'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
12
וּמִשְׁחֲתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmshcht'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
18
דְרַמְיוּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
drmywt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
6
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
שַׁפִּיר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shpyr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
51
קֳדָמוֹי׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qdmwy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
107
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Abominatio est apud Dominum pondus et pondus; statera dolosa non est bona.

12 word entries
abominatio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
abominatio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
97
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
apud
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
apud
Transliteration
apud
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
300
Deum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
Deum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889
pondus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pondus
Transliteration
pondus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
77
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
pondus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pondus
Transliteration
pondus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
77
statera
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
stater
Transliteration
statera
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
15
dolosa
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dolosus
Transliteration
dolosa
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
24
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
bona
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
bonus
Transliteration
bona
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
847

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 20:10

Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD .

8 relevance votes

Hosea 12:7

¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is abomination to the LORD : but a just weight is his delight.

5 relevance votes

Ezekiel 45:10

Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

5 relevance votes

Amos 8:5

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

3 relevance votes
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