25 The Lord tears down the house of (A)the proud
    but (B)maintains (C)the widow's boundaries.

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25 The Lord destroys the house of the proud,
but He protects the widow’s territory.(A)

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Everyone who is arrogant in heart is (A)an abomination to the Lord;
    (B)be assured, he will not go unpunished.

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Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;(A)
be assured,[a] he will not go unpunished.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:5 Lit hand to hand

19 (A)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
    than to (B)divide the spoil with the proud.

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19 Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble[a](A)
than to divide plunder with the proud.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted

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

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24 The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive pride.(A)

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