Proverbs 11:2
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2 When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it,
but humility is present with wisdom.
Proverbs 12:9
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9 It’s better to be unimportant, yet have a servant,
than to pretend to be important, but lack food.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 Arrogance only brings quarreling,
but those receiving advice are wise.
Proverbs 15:25
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25 The house of the proud the Lord will demolish,
but he will protect the widow’s boundary line.
Proverbs 15:33
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33 The fear of the Lord teaches wisdom,
and humility precedes honor.
Proverbs 16:5
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5 The Lord detests those who are proud;
truly they will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:18-19
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18 Pride precedes destruction;
an arrogant spirit appears before a fall.
19 Better to be humble among the poor,
than to share what is stolen with the proud.
Proverbs 18:12
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12 Before a man’s downfall, his mind[a] is arrogant,
but humility precedes honor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:12 Lit. heart
Proverbs 21:4
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 Lit. heart
- Proverbs 21:4 Lit. proud heart and
- Proverbs 21:4 Lit. sin; the lamp of
Proverbs 21:24
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24 The names “Proud,” “Arrogant,” and “Mocker”
fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward of humility is the fear of the Lord,
along with wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Don’t magnify yourself in the presence of a king,
and don’t pretend to be in the company of famous men,
7 for it is better that it be told you, “Come up here,”
than for you to be placed lower
in the presence of an official.
What you’ve seen with your own eyes,
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