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

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13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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

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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(A)
    but with humility comes wisdom.(B)

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10 (A)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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

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18 Pride(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(B) before a fall.(C)

19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.

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12 (A)Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,
    but (B)humility comes before honor.

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12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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(A)Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
    (B)the lamp[a] of the wicked, are sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or the plowing

Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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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(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is (A)riches and honor and life.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life

Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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

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

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23 (A)One's pride will bring him low,
    (B)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

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23 Pride brings a person low,(A)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(B)

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

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32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!(A)

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