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23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,
    but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honour.
24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one’s own life;
    one hears the victim’s curse, but discloses nothing.[a]
25 The fear of others[b] lays a snare,
    but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:24 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Proverbs 29:25 Or human fear

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