Proverbs 21:4
Modern English Version
4 A high look, a proud heart,
and the plowing of the wicked are sin.
Proverbs 21:4
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp
Proverbs 21:24
Modern English Version
24 Proud and haughty—scorner is his name,
who deals in proud wrath.
Proverbs 21:24
New King James Version
24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.
Proverbs 22:4
Modern English Version
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord
are riches, and honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:4
New King James Version
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 25:27
Modern English Version
27 It is not good to eat much honey;
so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25:27
New King James Version
27 It is not good to eat much honey;
So (A)to seek one’s own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 26:16
Modern English Version
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
than seven men who can answer reasonably.
Proverbs 26:16
New King James Version
16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 27:2
Modern English Version
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2
New King James Version
2 (A)Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:21
Modern English Version
21 As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold,
so is a man to his praise.
Proverbs 27:21
New King James Version
21 (A)The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
Proverbs 29:23
Modern English Version
23 A man’s pride will bring him low,
but honor will uphold the humble in spirit.
Proverbs 29:23
New King James Version
23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
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