Holy Scripture
Proverbs 20:23
A church father on this verse
“It is an abomination to the Lord to have diverse weights, etc. For having diverse weights and a deceitful scale in one's heart means that while seeking pardon from the Lord for one's own sins, one is unwilling to forgive a man who has sinned against and repented toward oneself. He who is God strives to be moved to com…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
23A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; And a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
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In context
— Proverbs 20:23 —
24A man’s goings are directed of the Lord: How then can a mortal understand his ways?
25It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: For in that case repentance comes after vowing.