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Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart,
The lamp of the wicked [their self-centered pride], is sin [in the eyes of God].

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

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24 
“Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names
Who acts with overbearing and insolent pride.

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

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The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Is riches, honor, and life.(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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence for

27 
It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 Lit their

16 
The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.

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16 A lazy one is (A)wiser in his own eyes
Than seven people who can [a]give a discreet answer.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:16 Lit return discreetly


Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

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Let (A)another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

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21 
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].

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21 The (A)crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each (B)is tested by the praise accorded him.

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23 
A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.(A)

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23 A person’s (A)pride will bring him low,
But a (B)humble spirit will obtain honor.

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