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13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil.
    I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is (B)hatred of evil.
(C)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (D)perverted speech I hate.

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When pride comes, then comes shame,
    but with humility comes wisdom.

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(A)When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with (B)the humble is wisdom.

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10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
    but wisdom is with people who take advice.

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10 (A)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.

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18 Pride goes before destruction,
    and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,
    than to divide the plunder with the proud.

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18 (A)Pride goes before destruction,
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 (B)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
    than to (C)divide the spoil with the proud.

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12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud,
    but before honor is humility.

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12 (A)Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,
    but (B)humility comes before honor.

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A high look and a proud heart,
    the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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(A)Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
    (B)the lamp[a] of the wicked, are sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or the plowing

24 The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name—
    he works in the arrogance of pride.

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24 (A)“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
    who acts with arrogant pride.

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The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh
    is wealth, honor, and life.

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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is (A)riches and honor and life.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life

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

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12 Do you see a man who is (A)wise in his own eyes?
    (B)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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23 A man’s pride brings him low,
    but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

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23 (A)One's pride will bring him low,
    (B)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

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32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
    or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over your mouth.

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32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
    or if you have been devising evil,
    (A)put your hand on your mouth.

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