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

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Footnotes

  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.

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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Pride leads to disgrace,
    but with humility comes 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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Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
    others who are rich pretend to be poor.

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

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

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

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

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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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12 Haughtiness goes before destruction;
    humility precedes honor.

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

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Haughty eyes, a proud heart,
    and evil actions are all sin.

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24 Mockers are proud and haughty;
    they act with boundless arrogance.

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True humility and fear of the Lord
    lead to riches, honor, and long life.

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27 It’s not good to eat too much honey,
    and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.

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16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter
    than seven wise counselors.

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Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
    a stranger, not your own lips.

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21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but a person is tested by being praised.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:21 Or by flattery.

23 Pride ends in humiliation,
    while humility brings honor.

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