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

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34 The Lord mocks the mockers
    but is gracious to the humble.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:34 Greek version reads The Lord opposes the proud / but gives grace to the humble. Compare Jas 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5.

34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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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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16 There are six things the Lord hates—
    no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes,
    a lying tongue,
    hands that kill the innocent,
18 a heart that plots evil,
    feet that race to do wrong,
19 a false witness who pours out lies,
    a person who sows discord in a family.

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16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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

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Pride leads to disgrace,
    but with humility comes wisdom.

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When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

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

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Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
    than to be self-important but have no food.

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He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

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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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Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
    others who are rich pretend to be poor.

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There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

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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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10 Pride leads to conflict;
    those who take advice are wise.

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10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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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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25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
    but he protects the property of widows.

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25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

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

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33 Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom;
    humility precedes honor.

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33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

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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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The Lord detests the proud;
    they will surely be punished.

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Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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