Proverbs 16:18-20
New International Version
19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good
Proverbs 16:18-20
King James Version
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
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Proverbs 16:18-20
New King James Version
18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [a]a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [b]spoil with the proud.
20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever (A)trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:18 stumbling
- Proverbs 16:19 plunder
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