33 (A)The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,
And (B)before honor is humility.

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33 The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.(A)

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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.

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13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

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28 (A)Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.

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28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
discerning, when he seals his lips.(A)

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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.

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12 Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud,(A)
but humility comes before honor.(B)

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11 Even a child is (A)known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.

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11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
by whether his behavior is pure and upright.(A)

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21 (A)He who follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

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21 The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love
will find life, righteousness, and honor.(A)

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By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.

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Humility, the fear of the Lord,
results in wealth, honor, and life.(A)

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Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of the great;
(A)For it is better that he say to you,
“Come up here,”
Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

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Don’t boast about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 25:7 Lit you before a noble whom your eyes see

13 (A)Like the cold of snow in time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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13 To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.(A)

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27 It is not good to eat much honey;
So (A)to seek one’s own glory is not glory.

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27 It is not good to eat too much honey(A)
or to seek glory after glory.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory

18 (A)Whoever [a]keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:18 protects or tends

18 Whoever tends a fig tree(A) will eat its fruit,(B)
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.

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23 (A)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue.

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23 One who rebukes a person will later find more favor(A)
than one who flatters with his tongue.(B)

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