What does Proverbs 20:10 mean?

Proverbs 20:10 highlights themes such as deceit, consequences, wisdom when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 20:10 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

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Proverbs 21:6
Both verses discuss the futility of deceitful gain.
Jeremiah 17:11
This verse warns about the eventual consequences of dishonest gain.
1 Timothy 6:9
This verse warns against the dangers of pursuing wealth through deceit.