Where a verse leads
Proverbs 11:1: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.”Proverbs 11:1
Proverbs 11:1 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does Proverbs 11:1 mean?
Proverbs 11:1 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Proverbs 11:1 in the Bible?
Proverbs 11:1 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Proverbs 11:1 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Proverbs 11:1 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.