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Haughty eyes, a proud heart,
    and evil actions are all sin.

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Prideful eyes, an arrogant heart, and
    the lamp of the wicked are all sinful.

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24 Mockers are proud and haughty;
    they act with boundless arrogance.

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24 Incredibly proud—mockers are their name!
    Their conduct involves excessive pride.

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True humility and fear of the Lord
    lead to riches, honor, and long life.

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The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
    is wealth, honor, and life.

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27 It’s not good to eat too much honey,
    and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.

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27 Eating too much honey isn’t good,
    nor is it appropriate to seek honor.

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16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter
    than seven wise counselors.

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16 Lazy people think they are wiser
    than seven people who answer sensibly.

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Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
    a stranger, not your own lips.

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

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21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but a person is tested by being praised.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:21 Or by flattery.

21 A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold;
    so are people in the presence of someone who praises them.

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23 Pride ends in humiliation,
    while humility brings honor.

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23 Pride lays people low,
    but those of humble spirit gain honor.

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