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

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  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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16 There are (A)six things that the Lord hates,
    (B)seven that are an abomination to him:
17 (C)haughty eyes, (D)a lying tongue,
    and (E)hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (F)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    (G)feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 (H)a false witness who (I)breathes out lies,
    and one who (J)sows discord among brothers.

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What Yahweh Hates

16 There are six things Yahweh hates,
    and seven things are abominations of his soul:[a]
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
    and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a devising heart, plans of deception,
    feet that hurry to run to evil,[b]
19 a false witness who breathes lies
    and sends out discord[c] between brothers.

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 Or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 6:18 Hebrew “the evil”
  3. Proverbs 6:19 Or “quarrels”

(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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Better to be lowly and have a servant
    than to play the great man and lack bread.

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It is better to be lowly and a servant to someone[a]
    than self-glorifying and lacking food.

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  1. Proverbs 12:9 Literally “for him,” “belonging to him”

(A)One pretends to be rich,[a] yet has nothing;
    (B)another pretends to be poor,[b] yet has great wealth.

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  1. Proverbs 13:7 Or One makes himself rich
  2. Proverbs 13:7 Or another makes himself poor

There is one who acts rich but has nothing;[a]
    another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.

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  1. Proverbs 13:7 Literally “there is no”

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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25 The Lord tears down the house of (A)the proud
    but (B)maintains (C)the widow's boundaries.

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25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down,
    but he will maintain the property line[a] of the widow.

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  1. Proverbs 15:25 Literally “boundary”

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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Everyone who is arrogant in heart is (A)an abomination to the Lord;
    (B)be assured, he will not go unpunished.

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An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart;[a]
    rest assured,[b] he will not go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 16:5 Literally “hand to hand”

18 (A)Pride goes before destruction,
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 (B)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
    than to (C)divide the spoil with the proud.

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18 Before destruction comes pride,
    and before a fall, a haughty spirit.[a]
19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
    than dividing the spoil with the proud.

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  1. Proverbs 16:18 Hebrew “a haughty of spirit”

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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  1. Proverbs 18:12 Or “mind”

10 (A)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for (B)a slave to rule over princes.

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10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
    any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

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(A)Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
    I am clean from my sin”?

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Who will say “I have made my heart[a] clean;
    I am pure from my sin”?

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  1. Proverbs 20:9 Or “mind”