Proverbs 21:4
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4 A high look, a proud heart,
and the plowing of the wicked are sin.
Proverbs 21:24
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24 Proud and haughty—scorner is his name,
who deals in proud wrath.
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 for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 26:16
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16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
than seven men who can answer reasonably.
Proverbs 27:2
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2 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 As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold,
so is a man to his praise.
Proverbs 29:23
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23 A man’s pride will bring him low,
but honor will uphold the humble in spirit.
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