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

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

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(A)Better is the one who is [a]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

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  1. Proverbs 12:9 lightly esteemed

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 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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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 (A)The Lord will destroy the house of the proud,
But (B)He will establish the boundary of the widow.

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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 (A)The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,
And (B)before honor is humility.

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

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(A)Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join [a]forces, none will go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 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 goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [a]a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [b]spoil with the proud.

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  1. Proverbs 16:18 stumbling
  2. Proverbs 16:19 plunder

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 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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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”

(A)A haughty look, a proud heart,
And the [a]plowing of the wicked are sin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp

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

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24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.

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

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By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.

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

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Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of the great;
(A)For it is better that he say to you,
“Come up here,”
Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

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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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