God’s Wisdom for Our Humility – Various Proverbs

God’s Wisdom for Our Humility – Various Proverbs

6:16-19
16 There are six things the Lord hates,
    seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes…

11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with humility comes wisdom.

16:18 Pride goes before destruction, 
a haughty spirit before a fall. 

18:12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, 
but humility comes before honor. 

29:23 Pride brings a person low, 
but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

15:33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, 
and humility comes before honor.

25:6-7
6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, 
and do not claim a place among his great men; 
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” 
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” 

22:4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; 
its wages are riches and honor and life.

3:5-8
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
    and nourishment to your bones.

30:1-4
1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. 
This man’s utterance to Ithiel: 
“I am weary, God, 
but I can prevail. 
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man; 
I do not have human understanding. 
3 I have not learned wisdom, 
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One. 
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? 
Whose hands have gathered up the wind? 
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? 
Who has established all the ends of the earth? 
What is his name, and what is the name of his son? 

1:5 The wise listen and add to their learning

1:7 fools despise wisdom and instruction. 

26:12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? 
There is more hope for a fool than for them.

9:7-10
7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, 
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 

12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, 
but whoever hates correction is stupid. 

12:15 The way of fools seems right to them, 
but the wise listen to advice. 

13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, 
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. 

13:10 Where there is strife, there is pride, 
but wisdom is found in those who take advice. 

13:13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, 
but whoever respects a command is rewarded. 

13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, 
turning a person from the snares of death. 

13:18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, 
but whoever heeds correction is honored. 

14:12 & 16:25 There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.

15:5 A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, 
but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

15:10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; 
the one who hates correction will die. 

15:12 Mockers resent correction, 
so they avoid the wise. 

15:31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction 
will be at home among the wise. 

15:32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, 
but the one who heeds correction gains understanding. 

17:10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person 
more than a hundred lashes a fool. 

18:2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding 
but delight in airing their own opinions. 

18:15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, 
for the ears of the wise seek it out. 

19:25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; 
rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

19:27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, 
and you will stray from the words of knowledge. 

21:11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; 
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. 

23:9 Do not speak to fools, 
for they will scorn your prudent words. 

25:12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold 
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear. 

27:22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, 
grinding them like grain with a pestle, 
you will not remove their folly from them. 

29:1 Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes 
will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

26:11 As a dog returns to its vomit, 
so fools repeat their folly.

30:12-13 
12 “there are those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth; 
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful.”