Proverbs 21:4
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4 Proud ·looks [L eyes], ·proud thoughts [L arrogant heart],
·and evil actions [L the lamp/or tillage of the wicked] are sin [Ps. 131:1].
Proverbs 21:4
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4
Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart,
The lamp of the wicked [their self-centered pride], is sin [in the eyes of God].
Proverbs 21:24
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24 People who act with stubborn pride
are called “proud,” “bragger,” and “mocker.”
Proverbs 21:24
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24
“Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names
Who acts with overbearing and insolent pride.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 ·Respecting [Fearing] the Lord [1:7] and ·not being proud [humility]
will bring you wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:4
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4
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)
Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor does it bring you honor to ·brag about yourself [seek honor].
Proverbs 25:27
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27
It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
Proverbs 26:16
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16 The lazy person ·thinks he is wiser [L is wiser in his own eyes]
than seven people who give sensible answers.
Proverbs 26:16
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16
The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.
Proverbs 27:2
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2 Don’t praise yourself. Let ·someone else [another; a stranger] do it.
Let the praise come from a ·stranger [outsider] and not from your own mouth [Jer. 9:23–24; 1 Cor. 1:31; 2 Cor. 10:17].
Proverbs 27:2
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2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:21
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21 A ·hot furnace tests silver and gold [crucible for silver and a furnace for gold],
and people ·are tested by the praise they receive [L in the presence of those who praise them].
Proverbs 27:21
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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].
Proverbs 29:23
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23 Pride will ·ruin people [cause people to fall],
but ·those who are humble will be honored [a lowly spirit holds honor/glory tight].
Proverbs 29:23
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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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