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When (A)arrogance comes, then comes disgrace,
But with the meek is wisdom.

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

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Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant
Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

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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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10 With arrogance [a]comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives

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

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25 Yahweh will (A)tear down the house of the proud,
But He will (B)cause the boundary of the (C)widow to stand.

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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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33 The [a]fear of Yahweh is the discipline [b]leading to wisdom,
And before glory comes humility.

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  1. Proverbs 15:33 Or reverence
  2. Proverbs 15:33 Lit of

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

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Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.

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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

18 (A)Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
19 It is better to be (B)humble in spirit with the lowly
Than to (C)divide the spoil with the proud.

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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

12 (A)Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But (B)humility goes before glory.

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

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Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
The (A)fallow ground of the wicked—are sin.

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

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24 “Arrogant,” “Haughty,” “(A)Scoffer,” are his names,
Who acts with (B)arrogant fury.

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

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The reward of humility—the [a]fear of Yahweh—
Is riches, glory, and life.

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence

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

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Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,
And in the place of great men do not stand;
For (A)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.

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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