24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.

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24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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BOOK ONE

Psalms 1–41

The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly

Blessed (A)is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
(B)Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 wicked

BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)

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The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
(A)The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
(B)Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

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The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
    and patience(A) is better than pride.
Do not be quickly provoked(B) in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.(C)

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29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
(A)And beatings for the backs of fools.

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29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)

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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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22 “How long, you [a]simple ones, will you love [b]simplicity?
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 1:22 naive
  2. Proverbs 1:22 naivete

22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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Massacre of the Innocents

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

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16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

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29 “We have heard the (A)pride of Moab
(He is exceedingly proud),
Of his loftiness and arrogance and (B)pride,
And of the haughtiness of his heart.”

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29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(A)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
    and the haughtiness(B) of her heart.

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We have heard of the (A)pride of Moab—
He is very proud—
Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath;
(B)But his [a]lies shall not be so.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:6 Lit. vain talk

We have heard of Moab’s(A) pride(B)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her conceit, her pride and her insolence;
    but her boasts are empty.

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18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [a]a fall.

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  1. Proverbs 16:18 stumbling

18 Pride(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(B) before a fall.(C)

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17 (A)A[a] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,

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  1. Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes

17         haughty eyes,(A)
        a lying tongue,(B)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(C)

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When Haman saw that Mordecai (A)did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was (B)filled with wrath. But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman (C)sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.

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When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.(A) Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(B) to destroy(C) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(D) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.

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