KJV dictionary & concordance
A pair of scales or other weighing instrument used to determine equality or difference of weight.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 31:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
Let me bee weighed in an euen ballance, that God may know mine integritie.
1611 marginal noteHebr. let him weigh mee in balances of Iustice.
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Surely men of low degree are vanitie, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the ballance, they are altogether lighter then vanitie.
1611 marginal noteOr, alike.
A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
¶ A false ballance is abomination to the LORD: but a iust weight is his delight.
1611 marginal noteHeb. ballances of deceit.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a perfect stone.
1611 marginal noteLeuit.19.36. deut. 25.15. cha. 16.11. and 20.10,23.
A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
A iust weight and ballance are the LORDs: all the weights of the bagge are his worke.
1611 marginal noteHeb. all the stones.
1611 marginal noteLeuit. 19.36. chap. 11.1.
Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.
Diuers waights are an abomination vnto the LORD: and a false ballance is not good.
1611 marginal noteVerse 10.
1611 marginal noteHebr. ballances of deceit.
¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand? and meted out heauen with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountaines in scales, and the hilles in a balance?
1611 marginal noteHeb. a Tierce.
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, hee taketh vp the yles as a very litle thing.
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
They lauish gold out of the bagge, and weigh siluer in the balance, and hire a goldsmith, and hee maketh it a god: they fall downe, yea they worship.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A pair of scales for weighing; an instrument for determining equality or difference of weight.
