Proverbs 11:2
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2 When pride comes, then comes (A)shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.
Proverbs 12:9
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9 (A)Better is the one who is [a]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:9 lightly esteemed
Proverbs 13:7
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7 (A)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 15:25
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25 (A)The Lord will destroy the house of the proud,
But (B)He will establish the boundary of the widow.
Proverbs 16:5
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5 (A)Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join [a]forces, none will go unpunished.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:5 Lit. hand to hand
Proverbs 16:18-19
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18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [a]a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [b]spoil with the proud.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:18 stumbling
- Proverbs 16:19 plunder
Proverbs 18:12
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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.
Proverbs 19:10
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10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool,
Much less (A)for a servant to rule over princes.
Proverbs 20:9
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9 (A)Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?
Proverbs 21:4
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp
Proverbs 21:24
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24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat much honey;
So (A)to seek one’s own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 26:16
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16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 27:2
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2 (A)Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:21
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21 (A)The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
Proverbs 29:23
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23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Proverbs 18:1
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The Name of the Lord Is a Strong Tower
18 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all [a]wise judgment.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:1 sound wisdom
Proverbs 27:4
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4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (A)who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 14:30
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Proverbs 24:19-20
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19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 28:25
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25 (A)He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
(B)But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.
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