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34 The Lord mocks the mockers
    but is gracious to the humble.[a]

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  1. 3:34 Greek version reads The Lord opposes the proud / but gives grace to the humble. Compare Jas 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5.

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

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16 There are six things the Lord hates—
    no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes,
    a lying tongue,
    hands that kill the innocent,
18 a heart that plots evil,
    feet that race to do wrong,
19 a false witness who pours out lies,
    a person who sows discord in a family.

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16 There are six things which Yahweh hates,
Even seven which 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 thoughts,
(E)Feet that hasten to run to evil,
19 A (F)false witness who breathes out 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

Pride leads to disgrace,
    but with humility comes wisdom.

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When (A)arrogance comes, then comes disgrace,
But with the meek is wisdom.

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Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
    than to be self-important but have no food.

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

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Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
    others who are rich pretend to be poor.

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

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  1. Proverbs 13:7 Lit impoverishes himself

10 Pride leads to conflict;
    those who take advice are wise.

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10 With arrogance [a]comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives

25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
    but he protects the property of widows.

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25 Yahweh will (A)tear down the house of the proud,
But He will (B)cause the boundary of the (C)widow to stand.

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33 Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom;
    humility precedes honor.

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33 The [a]fear of Yahweh is the discipline [b]leading to wisdom,
And before glory comes humility.

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  1. Proverbs 15:33 Or reverence
  2. Proverbs 15:33 Lit of

The Lord detests the proud;
    they will surely be punished.

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Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.

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18 Pride goes before destruction,
    and haughtiness before a fall.

19 Better to live humbly with the poor
    than to share plunder with the proud.

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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 lowly
Than to (C)divide the spoil with the proud.

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12 Haughtiness goes before destruction;
    humility precedes honor.

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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But (B)humility goes before glory.

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10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
    or for a slave to rule over princes!

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

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Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart;
    I am pure and free from sin”?

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

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