13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.
    Pride, arrogance, an evil lifestyle,
        and perverted speech I despise.

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(A)
    but with humility comes wisdom.(B)

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

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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

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18 Pride(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(B) before a fall.(C)

19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder 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 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:12 Lit. heart

Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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A proud attitude,[a] accompanied by[b] a haughty look, is sin;
    they reveal[c] wicked people.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. proud heart and
  3. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. sin; the lamp of

24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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24 The names “Proud,” “Arrogant,” and “Mocker”
    fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.

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Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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The reward of humility is the fear of the Lord,
    along with wealth, honor, and life.

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12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(A)
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(B)

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12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion?
    There’s more hope for a fool than for him.

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23 Pride brings a person low,(A)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(B)

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23 A person’s pride will bring about his downfall,
    but the humble in spirit will gain honor.

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32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!(A)

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32 If you’ve foolishly exalted yourself
    or if you’ve plotted evil,
        put your hand over your mouth.

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