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34 Surely He scorns the scornful,
    but He gives favor to the humble.

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34 (A)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.

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

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When pride comes, then comes shame;
    but with the humble is wisdom.

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When pride comes, then comes (A)shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.

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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 right in his own eyes,
    but he who listens to counsel is wise.

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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.

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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 pride comes contention,
    but with the well-advised is wisdom.

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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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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 despises his father’s instruction,
    but he who regards reproof is prudent.

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(A)A fool despises his father’s instruction,
(B)But he who [a]receives correction is prudent.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps

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

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33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,
    and before honor is humility.

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33 (A)The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,
And (B)before honor is humility.

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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 it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly
    than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [a]spoil with the proud.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:19 plunder

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

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12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
    and before honor is humility.

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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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

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By humility and the fear of the Lord
    are riches, and honor, and life.

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By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are 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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