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34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,
    but to those who are humble, he gives favor.

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34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
    but to the humble he shows favor.(A)

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34 He mocks(A) proud mockers(B)
    but shows favor to the humble(C) and oppressed.

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Pride comes, then disgrace comes,
    but wisdom is with the humble.

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but wisdom is with the humble.(A)

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(A)
    but with humility comes wisdom.(B)

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15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
    but he who listens to advice is wise.

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15 Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to advice.(A)

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15 The way of fools seems right to them,(A)
    but the wise listen to advice.(B)

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10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
    and wisdom is with those who take advice.

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10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
    but wisdom is with those who take advice.(A)

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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A fool despises a parent’s instruction,
    but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.(A)

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A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(A)

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33 Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise,
    and before honor comes humility.

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33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and humility goes before honor.(A)

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

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19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
    than dividing the spoil with the proud.

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19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor
    than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.

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12 In the presence of destruction, the heart[a] of a man will be haughty,
    but in the presence of honor, humble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:12 Or “mind”

12 Before destruction one’s heart is haughty,
    but humility goes before honor.(A)

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

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

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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is riches 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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