13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth I hate.

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

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When pride comes, then comes (A)shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.

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

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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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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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18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [a]a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [b]spoil with the proud.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:18 stumbling
  2. Proverbs 16:19 plunder

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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  1. 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted

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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(A)A haughty look, a proud heart,
And the [a]plowing of the wicked are sin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp

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

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24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.

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24 The arrogant and proud person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive arrogance.(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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12 (A)Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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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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23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

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

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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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