34 Toward the (A)scorners he (B)is scornful,
    (C)but to the humble he gives favor.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:34 Or grace

34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,
    but to those who are humble, he gives favor.

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(A)When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with (B)the humble is wisdom.

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Pride comes, then disgrace comes,
    but wisdom is with the humble.

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15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.

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15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
    but he who listens to advice is wise.

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10 (A)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.

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10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
    and wisdom is with those who take advice.

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(A)A fool (B)despises his father's instruction,
    but (C)whoever heeds reproof is prudent.

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A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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33 (A)The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
    and (B)humility comes before honor.

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33 Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise,
    and before honor comes humility.

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19 (A)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
    than to (B)divide the spoil with the proud.

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19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
    than dividing the spoil with the proud.

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12 (A)Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,
    but (B)humility comes before honor.

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12 In the presence of destruction, the heart[a] of a man will be haughty,
    but in the presence of honor, humble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:12 Or “mind”

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is (A)riches and honor and life.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life

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

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23 (A)One's pride will bring him low,
    (B)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain 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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