Some Thoughts From Proverbs 11

Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but a just weight is his delight.

The plain statement here is that God abominates deceit, all deceit. But there is much more, for we are forced to see that righteousness before God is right conduct in the here and now.

The Scriptures tell us that God will defend the servant who is ill-treated; that He expects the poor to receive a just wage; that He is tender toward the widow and orphan; or that honesty, integrity, and pity on the part of a professor are important.

There is a statement in Romans 12:21, ''Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good," that cannot be overstated in its practical importance. Both in the negative and in the positive, Christianity is nothing if it is not practical.