Proverbs 20:9-11

Living Bible

⁹Who can ever say, “I have cleansed my heart; I am sinless”?

¹⁰The Lord despises every kind of cheating.^[a]

¹¹The character of even a child can be known by the way he acts—whether what he does is pure and right.

Proverbs 20:10 every kind of cheating, literally, “diverse weights and diverse measures.”

Proverbs 20:9-11

New International Version

⁹Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;^(A)
I am clean and without sin”?^(B)

¹⁰Differing weights and differing measures—
the Lord detests them both.^(C)

¹¹Even small children are known by their actions,
so is their conduct really pure^(D) and upright?

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