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When arrogance comes, shame follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.

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Pride comes, then disgrace comes,
    but wisdom is with the humble.

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(A)
    but with humility comes wisdom.(B)

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Better to be underestimated and have a servant
than to pretend to be wealthy and lack bread.

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It is better to be lowly and a servant to someone[a]
    than self-glorifying and lacking food.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:9 Literally “for him,” “belonging to him”

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

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10 Insolence produces only strife,
but wisdom resides with those who take advice.

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10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
    and wisdom is with those who take advice.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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25 The Lord tears down the house of the arrogant,
but he maintains the property line of a widow.

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25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down,
    but he will maintain the property line[a] of the widow.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:25 Literally “boundary”

25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,(A)
    but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.(B)

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33 The fear of the Lord gives discipline and wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.

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33 Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise,
    and before honor comes humility.

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33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,(A)
    and humility comes before honor.(B)

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Anyone with an arrogant attitude is disgusting to the Lord.
Be sure of this: That person will not go unpunished.

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An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart;[a]
    rest assured,[b] he will not go unpunished.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:5 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 16:5 Literally “hand to hand”

The Lord detests all the proud of heart.(A)
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.(B)

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18 Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit precedes a fall.
19 Better to share a humble spirit with the oppressed
    than to share stolen goods with the haughty.

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18 Before destruction comes pride,
    and before a fall, a haughty spirit.[a]
19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
    than dividing the spoil with the proud.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:18 Hebrew “a haughty of spirit”

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

19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.

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12 Before destruction a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

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12 In the presence of destruction, the heart[a] of a man will be haughty,
    but in the presence of honor, humble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:12 Or “mind”

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

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Haughty eyes and an arrogant heart,
the unplowed field[a] of the wicked, produce sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp. The meaning of the word and the point of comparison are unclear.

Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,
    the lamp of the wicked are sin.

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Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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