Proverbs 11:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 When arrogance comes, shame follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 11:2
Lexham English Bible
2 Pride comes, then disgrace comes,
but wisdom is with the humble.
Proverbs 12:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 Better to be underestimated and have a servant
than to pretend to be wealthy and lack bread.
Proverbs 12:9
Lexham English Bible
9 It is better to be lowly and a servant to someone[a]
than self-glorifying and lacking food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:9 Literally “for him,” “belonging to him”
Proverbs 13:10
Evangelical Heritage Version
10 Insolence produces only strife,
but wisdom resides with those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
and wisdom is with those who take advice.
Proverbs 15:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 The Lord tears down the house of the arrogant,
but he maintains the property line of a widow.
Proverbs 15:25
Lexham English Bible
25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down,
but he will maintain the property line[a] of the widow.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:25 Literally “boundary”
Proverbs 15:33
Evangelical Heritage Version
33 The fear of the Lord gives discipline and wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 15:33
Lexham English Bible
33 Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise,
and before honor comes humility.
Proverbs 16:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 Anyone with an arrogant attitude is disgusting to the Lord.
Be sure of this: That person will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:5
Lexham English Bible
5 An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart;[a]
rest assured,[b] he will not go unpunished.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:5 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 16:5 Literally “hand to hand”
Proverbs 16:18-19
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit precedes a fall.
19 Better to share a humble spirit with the oppressed
than to share stolen goods with the haughty.
Proverbs 16:18-19
Lexham English Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:18 Hebrew “a haughty of spirit”
Proverbs 18:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 Before destruction a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 18:12
Lexham English Bible
12 In the presence of destruction, the heart[a] of a man will be haughty,
but in the presence of honor, humble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:12 Or “mind”
Proverbs 21:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Haughty eyes and an arrogant heart,
the unplowed field[a] of the wicked, produce sin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp. The meaning of the word and the point of comparison are unclear.
Proverbs 21:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,
the lamp of the wicked are sin.
Proverbs 21:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 The contemptuous, insolent person—“Scoffer” is his name—
behaves with overflowing arrogance.
Proverbs 21:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
he acts with arrogance of pride.
Proverbs 22:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 The outcome of humility and of the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:4
Lexham English Bible
4 The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh—
wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 25:6-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Do not honor yourself in a king’s presence.
Do not stand in a place reserved for great people,
7 because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than for you to be humiliated before a ruler
whom your eyes have seen.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:7 Many translations associate this line with verse 8: What you have seen with your eye do not bring quickly into court. Manuscript evidence supports a connection with verse 7, but sense seems to favor including it with verse 8.
Proverbs 25:6-7
Lexham English Bible
6 Do not promote yourself before the king,
and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
7 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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