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25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down,
    but he will maintain the property line[a] of the widow.

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  1. Proverbs 15:25 Literally “boundary”

25 Jehovah will root up the house of the proud;
But he will establish the border of the widow.

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An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart;[a]
    rest assured,[b] he will not go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 16:5 Literally “hand to hand”

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah:
Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor
    than dividing the spoil with the proud.

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19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the [a]poor,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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  1. Proverbs 16:19 Or, meek

24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name;
    he acts with arrogance of pride.

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24 The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name;
He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

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