34 Though (A)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet (B)He gives grace to the needy.

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34 Though God[a] scoffs at scoffers,
    he gives grace to the humble.

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  1. Proverbs 3:34 Lit. he

16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
Seven that are an abomination [a]to Him:
17 (A)Haughty eyes, a (B)lying tongue,
And hands that (C)shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises (D)wicked plans,
(E)Feet that run rapidly to evil,
19 A (F)false witness who declares lies,
And one who [b](G)spreads strife among brothers.

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 Lit of His soul
  2. Proverbs 6:19 Lit sends out

What God Hates

16 Here are six things that the Lord hates—
    seven, in fact,[a] are detestable to him:[b]
17 Arrogant eyes,
    a lying tongue,
        and hands shedding innocent blood;
18 a heart crafting evil plans,
    feet running swiftly to wickedness,
19 a false witness snorting lies,
    and someone sowing quarrels between brothers.

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  1. Proverbs 6:16 The Heb. lacks in fact
  2. Proverbs 6:16 Lit. to his soul

When (A)pride comes, then comes dishonor;
But with the humble there is wisdom.

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When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it,
    but humility is present with wisdom.

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Better is one who is lightly esteemed and has a servant,
Than one who honors himself and lacks bread.

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It’s better to be unimportant, yet have a servant,
    than to pretend to be important, but lack food.

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There is one who (A)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be (B)poor, but has great wealth.

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One person pretends to be wealthy, but has nothing;
    another pretends to be poor, yet is rich.

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10 Through overconfidence [a]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

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  1. Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives

10 Arrogance only brings quarreling,
    but those receiving advice are wise.

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25 The Lord will (A)tear down the house of the proud,
But He will (B)set the boundary of the (C)widow.

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25 The house of the proud the Lord will demolish,
    but he will protect the widow’s boundary line.

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33 [a]The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

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  1. Proverbs 15:33 Or Reverence for

33 The fear of the Lord teaches wisdom,
    and humility precedes honor.

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Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
[a]Be assured, he will not go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Lit Hand to hand, he

The Lord detests those who are proud;
    truly they will not go unpunished.

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18 (A)Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
19 It is better to be (B)humble in spirit with the needy
Than to (C)divide the spoils with the proud.

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18 Pride precedes destruction;
    an arrogant spirit appears before a fall.
19 Better to be humble among the poor,
    than to share what is stolen with the proud.

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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty,
But (B)humility goes before honor.

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12 Before a man’s downfall, his mind[a] is arrogant,
    but humility precedes honor.

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  1. Proverbs 18:12 Lit. heart

10 Luxury is (A)not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a (B)slave to rule over princes.

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10 It’s not fitting for a fool to live in luxury;
    neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.

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

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Who can say, “My intentions are pure;
    I am clean from any sin?”

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