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

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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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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 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”

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

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

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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 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”

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

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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, 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 the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

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  1. Proverbs 15:33 Or Reverence for

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

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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

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 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 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 the heart of a person is haughty,
But (B)humility goes 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 Luxury is (A)not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a (B)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 cleansed my heart,
I am pure 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”