13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil.(A)
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.

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13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.(A)

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When arrogance comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.(A)

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but wisdom is with the humble.(A)

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10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,(A)
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

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10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
    but wisdom is with those who take advice.(A)

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18 Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.(A)

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

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Footnotes

  1. 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted

18 Pride goes before destruction
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.(A)
19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor
    than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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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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12 Before destruction one’s heart is haughty,
    but humility goes before honor.(A)

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The lamp that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart(A)—is sin.

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Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
    the lamp of the wicked—are sin.(A)

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

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24 The proud, haughty person, named Scoffer,
    acts with arrogant pride.(A)

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

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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is riches and honor and life.

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12 Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?(A)
There is more hope for a fool than for him.(B)

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12 Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
    There is more hope for fools than for them.(A)

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23 A person’s pride will humble him,(A)
but a humble spirit will gain honor.(B)

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23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,
    but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.(A)

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32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.(A)

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32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
    or if you have been devising evil,
    put your hand on your mouth.(A)

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