34 (A)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.

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

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When pride comes, then comes (A)shame;
But with 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 he who heeds counsel is wise.

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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 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised 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 despises his father’s instruction,
(B)But he who [a]receives correction is prudent.

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  1. Proverbs 15:5 Lit. keeps

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 the instruction of wisdom,
And (B)before honor is humility.

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

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19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [a]spoil with the proud.

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  1. Proverbs 16:19 plunder

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

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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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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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  1. Proverbs 18:12 Or “mind”

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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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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