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Proverbs 16:18-20
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18 (A)Pride goes before destruction,
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 (B)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
    than to (C)divide the spoil with the proud.
20 Whoever gives thought to the word[a] (D)will discover good,
    and blessed is he (E)who trusts in the Lord.

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Proverbs 16:18-20
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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.

20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a](D)
    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.(E)

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  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good
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