When arrogance comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.(A)

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

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Better to be disregarded, yet have a servant,
than to act important but have no food.(A)

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It is better to be lowly and a servant to someone[a]
    than self-glorifying and lacking food.

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  1. Proverbs 12:9 Literally “for him,” “belonging to him”

10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,(A)
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

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

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25 The Lord tears apart the house of the proud,
but he protects the widow’s territory.(A)

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25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down,
    but he will maintain the property line[a] of the widow.

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  1. Proverbs 15:25 Literally “boundary”

33 The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.(A)

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

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Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;(A)
be assured,[a] he will not go unpunished.(B)

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  1. 16:5 Lit hand to hand

An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart;[a]
    rest assured,[b] he will not go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 16:5 Literally “hand to hand”

18 Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.(A)

19 Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble[a](B)
than to divide plunder with the proud.(C)

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  1. 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted

18 Before destruction comes pride,
    and before a fall, a haughty spirit.[a]
19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
    than dividing the spoil with the proud.

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  1. Proverbs 16:18 Hebrew “a haughty of spirit”

12 Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud,(A)
but humility comes before honor.(B)

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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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  1. Proverbs 18:12 Or “mind”

The lamp that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart(A)—is sin.

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

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24 The arrogant and proud person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive arrogance.(A)

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

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Humility, the fear of the Lord,
results in wealth, honor, and life.(A)

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

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Don’t boast about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.[a](A)

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  1. 25:7 Lit you before a noble whom your eyes see

Do not promote yourself before the king,
    and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
    than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,

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