‏ Proverbs 15:33

     33. The fear . . . wisdom—Wisdom instructs in true piety.

      before . . . humility—(compare Lu 24:26; 1Pe 1:11); opposite (compare Pr 16:18).

‏ Proverbs 16:18

     18, 19. (Compare Pr 15:33). Haughtiness and pride imply self-confidence which produces carelessness, and hence

      a fall—literally, "sliding."

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