Proverbs 11:1–6

Without love we are just noise! Having money is neither good nor evil how we use it is.

When challenged by the Pharisees, Jesus spoke of the two greatest commandments: Love the Lord with all our hearts, souls and minds, and love our neighbor as ourselves. (Matthew 22:36-39) Peter further encouraged us to live differently from the world by setting our minds on the example of Christ and living obediently to God's Word. (1 Peter 1:13-16)

Love is the key, then, to holy living. 

In Micah we read, "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God . .. Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?" (Micah 6:8-11) Micah instructed us to live obedient lives that distinguish us from the rest of the world. We display integrity beyond reproach through our fair and honest business dealings as we faithfully carry out our commitments and walk in humble fellowship with God. First5 

Proverbs 11:1–6

11 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight. 2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. 4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. 5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, but the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the unfaithful will be caught by their lust. The New King James Version

Dishonest scales were prohibited by the law. Merchants used weights to measure out money or produce. Dishonest merchants used faulty scales or weights to cheat their customers. This practice was prohibited by the law and condemned by the prophets because it was used to oppress the impoverished. 

Arrogance is a trait of the fool. The Fool in Proverbs contrast the security enjoyed by the righteous with the inevitable destruction of the wicked. The righteous enjoy deliverance from trouble and have security because of their integrity, righteousness, and wisdom. 

In contrast, the wicked’s actions ultimately lead to destruction because of their perverseness, overall wickedness, and lust. Instead of avoiding trouble, the wicked walk into it. Riches cannot preserve the wicked; when they die, their hope and wealth die with them. Faithlife Study Bible

Dealing fairly with one another is an outgrowth of the command to love one’s neighbor as oneself, which in turn is an outgrowth of the central command given to Israel, to love God alone. That is why false balances are an abomination to God, a term that refers to stomach-wrenching hatred. Many proverbs contrast the arrogant with the humble, as this one does. The Hebrew word for pride comes from a root that means “to boil up”; it refers to a raging arrogance or insolence. The image pictures the presumptuous or arrogant behavior of the godless person. Such behavior always leads to shame. These verses form a series of proverbs that contrast the results of righteousness and perversity in people’s lives. As pride and humility are contrasted, so integrity and perversity are contrasted. From time to time the proverbs speak of death as a time of reward and punishment. Riches cannot help with this. Only righteousness has meaning and power beyond the grave. The NKJV Study Bible

However men may make light of giving short weight or measure, and however common such crimes may be, they are an abomination to the Lord. Considering how safe, and quiet, and easy the humble are, we see that with the lowly is wisdom. An honest man’s principles are fixed, therefore his way is plain. Riches will stand men in no stead in the day of death. The ways of wickedness are dangerous. And sin will be its own punishment. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Leviticus 19:36 You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 25:13 “You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light.

Deuteronomy 25:14 You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small.

Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them In the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of His jealousy, for He will make speedy riddance of all those who dwell in the land.