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Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart,
    the lamp of the wicked are sin.

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Prideful eyes, an arrogant heart, and
    the lamp of the wicked are all sinful.

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

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24 Incredibly proud—mockers are their name!
    Their conduct involves excessive pride.

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The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh—
    wealth and honor and life.

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The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
    is wealth, honor, and life.

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27 To eat much honey is not good,
    nor is seeking one’s honor[a] honorable.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 Hebrew “their honor”

27 Eating too much honey isn’t good,
    nor is it appropriate to seek honor.

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16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes
    than seven who answer discreetly.

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16 Lazy people think they are wiser
    than seven people who answer sensibly.

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May another praise you and not your own mouth,
    a stranger and not your own lips.

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Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.

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21 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold,
    but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.

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21 A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold;
    so are people in the presence of someone who praises them.

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23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,
    and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

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23 Pride lays people low,
    but those of humble spirit gain honor.

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