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Proud ·looks [L eyes], ·proud thoughts [L arrogant heart],
·and evil actions [L the lamp/or tillage of the wicked] are sin [Ps. 131:1].

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Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart,
The lamp of the wicked [their self-centered pride], is sin [in the eyes of God].

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

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24 People who act with stubborn pride
are called “proud,” “bragger,” and “mocker.”

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24 
“Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names
Who acts with overbearing and insolent pride.

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24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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·Respecting [Fearing] the Lord [1:7] and ·not being proud [humility]
will bring you wealth, honor, and life.

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The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Is riches, honor, and life.(A)

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Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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27 It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor does it bring you honor to ·brag about yourself [seek honor].

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27 
It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

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27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)

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16 The lazy person ·thinks he is wiser [L is wiser in his own eyes]
than seven people who give sensible answers.

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16 
The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.

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16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
    than seven people who answer discreetly.

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Don’t praise yourself. Let ·someone else [another; a stranger] do it.
Let the praise come from a ·stranger [outsider] and not from your own mouth [Jer. 9:23–24; 1 Cor. 1:31; 2 Cor. 10:17].

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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

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Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
    an outsider, and not your own lips.(A)

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21 A ·hot furnace tests silver and gold [crucible for silver and a furnace for gold],
and people ·are tested by the praise they receive [L in the presence of those who praise them].

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21 
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

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21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but people are tested by their praise.

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23 Pride will ·ruin people [cause people to fall],
but ·those who are humble will be honored [a lowly spirit holds honor/glory tight].

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23 
A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.(A)

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23 Pride brings a person low,(A)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(B)

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