34 (A)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.

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34 He mocks(A) proud mockers(B)
    but shows favor to the humble(C) and oppressed.

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Submit to God, Resist the Devil

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for

(B)“God resists the proud,
But (C)gives grace to the humble.”

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In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

(A)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”

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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:6 Prov. 3:34

12 (A)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

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12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

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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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(A)Though the Lord is on high,
Yet (B)He regards the lowly;
But the proud He knows from afar.

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Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;(A)
    though lofty, he sees them(B) from afar.

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15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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15 For this is what the high and exalted(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(D) and lowly in spirit,(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(F)

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“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
(A)Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
(B)Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.(A)
Do not rebuke mockers(B) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.(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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