Proverbs 15:33
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33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility goes before honor.(A)
Proverbs 15:33
Evangelical Heritage Version
33 The fear of the Lord gives discipline and wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 16:13
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13 Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
and he loves those who speak what is right.(A)
Proverbs 16:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 Kings approve of righteous lips.
They love a person who speaks upright things.
Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.(A)
Proverbs 17:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 Even a stubborn fool who keeps silent will be considered wise.
He is considered to be perceptive if he keeps his lips shut.
Proverbs 18:12
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12 Before destruction one’s heart is haughty,
but humility goes before honor.(A)
Proverbs 18:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 Before destruction a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even children make themselves known by their acts,
by whether what they do is pure and right.(A)
Proverbs 20:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 Even a youth makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Proverbs 21:21
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Footnotes
- 21.21 Gk: Heb life and righteousness
Proverbs 21:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 A person who pursues righteousness and mercy
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 The outcome of humility and of the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great,
7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
What your eyes have seen(A)
Proverbs 25:6-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Do not honor yourself in a king’s presence.
Do not stand in a place reserved for great people,
7 because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than for you to be humiliated before a ruler
whom your eyes have seen.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:7 Many translations associate this line with verse 8: What you have seen with your eye do not bring quickly into court. Manuscript evidence supports a connection with verse 7, but sense seems to favor including it with verse 8.
Proverbs 25:13
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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
are faithful messengers to those who send them;
they refresh the spirit of their masters.(A)
Proverbs 25:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger
is like cooling snow on a warm day during harvest.
He refreshes his masters’ spirits.
Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat much honey
or to seek honor on top of honor.(A)
Proverbs 25:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 Eating too much honey is not good,
and people seeking their own glory is not glorious.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:27 The line is cryptic.
Proverbs 27:18
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18 Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and anyone who takes care of a master will be honored.(A)
Proverbs 27:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who tends a fig tree eats its fruit,
and a person who takes care of his master will be honored.
Proverbs 28:23
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23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
Proverbs 28:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 In the end a person who corrects someone will find more favor
than a person with a flattering tongue.
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