(A)A haughty look, a proud heart,
And the [a]plowing of the wicked are sin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp

Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,
    the lamp of the wicked are sin.

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24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.

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24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
    he acts with arrogance of pride.

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By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.

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The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh—
    wealth and honor and life.

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27 It is not good to eat much honey;
So (A)to seek one’s own glory is not glory.

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27 To eat much honey is not good,
    nor is seeking one’s honor[a] honorable.

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  1. Proverbs 25:27 Hebrew “their honor”

16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.

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16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes
    than seven who answer discreetly.

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

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May another praise you and not your own mouth,
    a stranger and not your own lips.

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21 (A)The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.

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21 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold,
    but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.

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23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

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23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,
    and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

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