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Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,
    the lamp of the wicked are sin.

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

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24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
    he acts with arrogance of pride.

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

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The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh—
    wealth and honor and life.

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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 To eat much honey is not good,
    nor is seeking one’s honor[a] honorable.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 Hebrew “their honor”

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 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes
    than seven who answer discreetly.

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

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May 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 crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold,
    but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.

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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 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,
    and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

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

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