19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
    he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.

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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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28 (A)You save a humble people,
    (B)but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

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28 You save the humble,(A)
    but your eyes are on the haughty(B) to bring them low.(C)

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12 (A)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(A)

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But (A)he gives more grace. Therefore it says, (B)“God opposes the proud but (C)gives grace to the humble.”

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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:6 Prov. 3:34

(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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