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Proverbs 15:33
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33 (A)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and (B)humility comes before honor.

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Proverbs 15:33
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33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,(A)
    and humility comes before honor.(B)

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Proverbs 15:33
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33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

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Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 16:13
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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
    and he loves him who speaks what is right.

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Proverbs 16:13
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13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.(A)

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Proverbs 16:13
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13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

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Proverbs 15
Proverbs 17
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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool (A)who keeps silent is considered wise;
    when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
    and discerning if they hold their tongues.(A)

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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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Proverbs 16
Proverbs 18
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Proverbs 18:12
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12 (A)Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,
    but (B)humility comes before honor.

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Proverbs 18:12
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12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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Proverbs 18:12
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12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

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Proverbs 17
Proverbs 19
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even a child (A)makes himself known by his acts,
    by whether his conduct is pure and upright.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:11 Or Even a child can dissemble in his actions, though his conduct seems pure and upright
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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even small children are known by their actions,
    so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?

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Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

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Proverbs 19
Proverbs 21
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Proverbs 21:21
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21 Whoever (A)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find (B)life, righteousness, and honor.

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Proverbs 21:21
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21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love
    finds life, prosperity[a](A) and honor.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 21:21 Or righteousness
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Proverbs 21:21
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21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

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Proverbs 20
Proverbs 22
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Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is (A)riches and honor and life.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life
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Proverbs 22:4
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4 Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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Proverbs 22:4
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4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

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Proverbs 21
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Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence
    or stand in the place of the great,
7 for (A)it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
    than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

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Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
    and do not claim a place among his great men;
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(A)
    than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

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Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

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Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 25:13
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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
    is (A)a faithful messenger to those who send him;
    he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Proverbs 25:13
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13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
    is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
    he refreshes the spirit of his master.(A)

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Proverbs 25:13
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13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

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