Proverbs 11:2
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2 When pride comes, so does shame,
but wisdom brings humility.
Proverbs 12:9
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9 Better to be held in low regard and have a servant
than to be conceited and lack food.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride;
those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 15:25
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25 The Lord snatches away the arrogant one’s house,
but he preserves the widow’s boundaries.
Proverbs 15:33
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33 The fear of the Lord is wise instruction,
and humility comes before respect.
Proverbs 16:5
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5 The Lord detests all who are arrogant;
they surely won’t go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:18-19
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18 Pride comes before disaster,
and arrogance before a fall.
19 Better to be humble with the needy
than to divide plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 18:12
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12 Pride comes before a disaster,
but humility comes before respect.
Proverbs 21:4
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4 Prideful eyes, an arrogant heart, and
the lamp of the wicked are all sinful.
Proverbs 21:24
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24 Incredibly proud—mockers are their name!
Their conduct involves excessive pride.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
or stand in the place of important people,
7 because it is better that he say to you,
“Come up here,”
than to be demoted before a ruler.
What your eyes see,
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