Proverbs 21:4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
the lamp of the wicked—are sin.(A)
Proverbs 21:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Haughty eyes and an arrogant heart,
the unplowed field[a] of the wicked, produce sin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp. The meaning of the word and the point of comparison are unclear.
Proverbs 21:24
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24 The proud, haughty person, named Scoffer,
acts with arrogant pride.(A)
Proverbs 21:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 The contemptuous, insolent person—“Scoffer” is his name—
behaves with overflowing arrogance.
Proverbs 22:4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 The outcome of humility and of the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat much honey
or to seek honor on top of honor.(A)
Proverbs 25:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 Eating too much honey is not good,
and people seeking their own glory is not glorious.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:27 The line is cryptic.
Proverbs 26:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem
than seven who can answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 A lazy person considers himself wiser
than seven people who answer sensibly.
Proverbs 27:2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Let another praise you and not your own mouth,
a stranger and not your own lips.(A)
Proverbs 27:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
so a person is tested[a] by being praised.(A)
Footnotes
- 27.21 Heb lacks is tested
Proverbs 27:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 A crucible is for refining silver and a smelter is for gold,
and a person is tested by his praise.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:21 His praise is either the praise he gives or the praise he receives
Proverbs 29:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,
but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.(A)
Proverbs 29:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 A person’s arrogance will humble him,
but a humble spirit will attain honor.
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