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

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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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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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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27 To eat too much honey is not good,
Nor is it glory to (A)search out [a]one’s own glory.

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their

12 Do you see a man (A)wise in his own eyes?
(B)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Instructions and Warnings

27 (A)Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you (B)do not know what a day may bring forth.
Let a (C)stranger praise you, and not your own mouth;
A foreigner, and not your own lips.

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11 The rich man is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the lowly who understands [a]searches him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him

25 An [a]arrogant man (A)stirs up strife,
But he who (B)trusts in Yahweh (C)will [b]be enriched.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
  2. Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat

Surely I am more (A)senseless than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of mankind.
Neither have I learned wisdom,
Nor do I know the (B)knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has (C)ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the (D)wind in His fists?
Who has (E)wrapped the waters in [a]His garment?
Who has [b](F)established all the ends of the earth?
What is His (G)name? And what is His (H)Son’s name?
Surely you know!

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  1. Proverbs 30:4 Lit the
  2. Proverbs 30:4 Lit raised up

21 Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot bear up:
22 Under a (A)slave when he becomes king,
And a wicked fool when he is satisfied with food,
23 Under [a]an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
And a servant-girl when she supplants her mistress.

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  1. Proverbs 30:23 Lit a hated

29 There are three things which are stately in their march,
Even four which are stately when they walk:
30 The lion which is (A)mighty among the animals
And does not (B)turn back before any,
31 The [a]strutting rooster, the male goat also,
And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,
Or if you have schemed evil, (C)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk brings forth butter,
And pressing the nose brings forth blood;
And pressing (D)anger brings forth strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:31 Lit girt in the loins

Shin

30 [a]Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who [b](A)fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

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  1. Proverbs 31:30 Lit Gracefulness
  2. Proverbs 31:30 Or reverences