When (A)pride comes, then comes dishonor;
But with the humble there is wisdom.

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

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

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

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10 Through overconfidence [a]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

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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 The Lord will (A)tear down the house of the proud,
But He will (B)set the boundary of the (C)widow.

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25 The Lord destroys the house of the proud,
but He protects the widow’s territory.(A)

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33 [a]The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

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  1. Proverbs 15:33 Or Reverence for

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 the Lord;
[a]Be assured, he will not go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Lit Hand to hand, he

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. Proverbs 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 needy
Than to (C)divide the spoils 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. Proverbs 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted

12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty,
But (B)humility goes before honor.

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

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Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
The (A)lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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

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  1. Proverbs 21:4 Some Hb mss, ancient versions read tillage

24 “Proud,” “Arrogant,” “(A)Scoffer,” are his names,
One who acts with (B)insolent pride.

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

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The reward of humility and [a]the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor, and life.

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence for

The result of humility is fear of the Lord,
along with wealth, honor, and life.(A)

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Do not boast in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the same place [a]as great people;
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 the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

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  1. Proverbs 25:6 Lit of

Don’t brag 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. Proverbs 25:7 Lit you before a noble whom your eyes see