Proverbs 11:2
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2 ·Pride [Insolence] leads only to shame;
it is wise to be humble.
Proverbs 12:9
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9 A person who is ·not important [belittled; of low regard; ordinary] but has a servant is better off
than someone who ·acts [or is thought] ·important [honorable] but has no food.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 Pride only leads to arguments [or The empty-headed cause arguments out of pride],
but those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 15:25
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25 The Lord will ·tear down [uproot] the proud person’s house,
but he will ·protect [establish] the widow’s ·property [boundaries].
Proverbs 15:33
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33 ·Respect [Fear] for the Lord ·will teach you wisdom [is wise instruction/discipline].
·If you want to be honored, you must be humble [L Humility comes before glory].
Proverbs 16:5
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5 The Lord ·hates [detests] those who are proud.
They will surely be punished.
Proverbs 16:18-19
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18 Pride ·leads to destruction [comes before a disaster];
·a proud attitude brings ruin [T pride comes before a fall].
19 It is better to be humble and ·be with those who suffer [with the needy]
than ·to share stolen property [dividing plunder/spoil] with the proud.
Proverbs 18:12
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12 Proud people will be ruined,
but ·the humble will be honored [humility comes before glory].
Proverbs 21:4
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4 Proud ·looks [L eyes], ·proud thoughts [L arrogant heart],
·and evil actions [L the lamp/or tillage of the wicked] are sin [Ps. 131:1].
Proverbs 21:24
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24 People who act with stubborn pride
are called “proud,” “bragger,” and “mocker.”
Proverbs 22:4
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4 ·Respecting [Fearing] the Lord [1:7] and ·not being proud [humility]
will bring you wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Don’t ·brag [honor yourself] to the king
and ·act as if you are great [L don’t stand in the place of important people].
7 It is better for him to ·give you a higher position [L say to you, “Come up here”]
than to bring you down in front of the prince [Luke 14:7–11].
Because of something you have seen,
Proverbs 25:27
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27 It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor does it bring you honor to ·brag about yourself [seek honor].
Proverbs 26:12
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12 There is more hope for a foolish person
than for those who ·think they are wise [L are wise in their own eyes].
Proverbs 27:1-2
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27 Don’t brag about tomorrow;
you don’t know what ·may happen then [L the day may bear/ bring forth].
2 Don’t praise yourself. Let ·someone else [another; a stranger] do it.
Let the praise come from a ·stranger [outsider] and not from your own mouth [Jer. 9:23–24; 1 Cor. 1:31; 2 Cor. 10:17].
Proverbs 28:11
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11 Rich people may ·think they are wise [L be wise in their own eyes],
but the poor with understanding will ·prove them wrong [see through them].
Proverbs 28:25
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25 A greedy person ·causes trouble [L stirs up conflict],
but the one who trusts the Lord will ·succeed [escape].
Proverbs 29:23
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23 Pride will ·ruin people [cause people to fall],
but ·those who are humble will be honored [a lowly spirit holds honor/glory tight].
Proverbs 30:2-4
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2 “I am ·the most stupid person there is [a dullard/brute more than a human; Ps. 73:22],
and I have no understanding.
3 I have not learned to be wise,
and I don’t know much about ·God, the Holy One [or the holy ones; C a reference to angels].
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come back down [John 3:12–13]?
Who can hold the wind ·in his hand [or by the handful; Gen. 8:1; Ex. 10:13; 15:10; Num. 11:31; Amos 4:13]?
Who can gather up the waters in his coat [Job 26:8]?
Who has set in place the ends of the earth [8:27–29]?
What is his name or his son’s name?
Tell me, if you know!
Proverbs 30:21-23
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21 “There are three things that make the earth tremble,
really four it cannot ·stand [bear]:
22 a servant who becomes a king [Eccl. 10:5–7],
a foolish person who has plenty to eat,
23 a ·hated [unloved] woman who gets married,
and a maid who ·replaces [displaces; succeeds] her mistress [Gen. 16:4].
Proverbs 30:29-33
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29 “There are three things that ·strut proudly [L are excellent in gait],
really four that ·walk as if they were important [L are excellent as they walk]:
30 a lion, ·the proudest animal [or a warrior among beasts],
which ·is strong and runs from nothing [backs down from nothing],
31 a rooster, a male goat,
and a king when his army is around him.
32 “If you have been foolish and proud,
or if you have planned evil, ·shut [L put your hand to] your mouth [Job 40:2].
33 Just as ·stirring [L pressing] milk makes ·butter [curds],
and ·twisting [L pressing] noses makes ·them bleed [blood],
so ·stirring up [L pressing] anger ·causes trouble [leads to accusations].”
Proverbs 31:30
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30 Charm ·can fool you [is deceptive], and beauty ·can trick you [is meaningless; or fleeting],
but a woman who ·respects [fears] the Lord [1:7] should be praised.
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