Proverbs 21:4
New Living Translation
4 Haughty eyes, a proud heart,
and evil actions are all sin.
Proverbs 21:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,
the lamp of the wicked are sin.
Proverbs 21:24
New Living Translation
24 Mockers are proud and haughty;
they act with boundless arrogance.
Proverbs 21:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
he acts with arrogance of pride.
Proverbs 22:4
New Living Translation
4 True humility and fear of the Lord
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
Proverbs 22:4
Lexham English Bible
4 The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh—
wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 25:27
New Living Translation
27 It’s not good to eat too much honey,
and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.
Proverbs 25:27
Lexham English Bible
27 To eat much honey is not good,
nor is seeking one’s honor[a] honorable.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:27 Hebrew “their honor”
Proverbs 26:16
New Living Translation
16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
Proverbs 26:16
Lexham English Bible
16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes
than seven who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 27:2
New Living Translation
2 Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2
Lexham English Bible
2 May another praise you and not your own mouth,
a stranger and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:21
New Living Translation
21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but a person is tested by being praised.[a]
Footnotes
- 27:21 Or by flattery.
Proverbs 27:21
Lexham English Bible
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.
Proverbs 29:23
New Living Translation
23 Pride ends in humiliation,
while humility brings honor.
Proverbs 29:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,
and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.
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