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When pride comes, then comes shame,
    but with humility comes wisdom.

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

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Better is he who is little known, and has a servant,
    than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:9 lightly esteemed

10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
    but wisdom is with people who take advice.

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

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25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud,
    but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

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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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33 The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom.
    Before honor is humility.

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

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Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh:
    they shall certainly not be unpunished.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:5 Lit. hand to hand

18 Pride goes before destruction,
    and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,
    than to divide the plunder with the proud.

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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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Footnotes

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

12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud,
    but before honor is humility.

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

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A high look and a proud heart,
    the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp

24 The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name—
    he works in the arrogance of pride.

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

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The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh
    is wealth, honor, and life.

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

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Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
    or claim a place among great men;
for it is better that it be said 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 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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