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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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16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
    seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,(A)
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
    feet that hurry to run to evil,(B)
19 a lying witness who testifies falsely,
    and one who sows discord in a family.(C)

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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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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Better to be despised and have produce[a]
    than to be self-important and lack food.

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Footnotes

  1. 12.9 Cn: Heb servant

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

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Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing;
    others pretend to be poor yet have great wealth.(A)

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One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(A)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(B)

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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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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud
    but maintains the widow’s boundaries.(A)

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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,(A)
    but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.(B)

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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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All those who are arrogant are an abomination to the Lord;
    be assured, they will not go unpunished.(A)

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The Lord detests all the proud of heart.(A)
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.(B)

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18 Pride goes before destruction
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.(A)
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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18 Pride(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(B) before a fall.(C)

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 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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10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for a slave to rule over princes.(A)

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10 It is not fitting for a fool(A) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(B)

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Who can say, “I have made my heart clean;
    I am pure from my sin”?(A)

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Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;(A)
    I am clean and without sin”?(B)

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