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Proverbs 3:34
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32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
aBut His secret counsel is with the upright. 
33 aThe curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But bHe blesses the home of the just. 
34 aSurely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble. 
35 The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
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Adam Clarke
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Proverbs 3:34

Surely he scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly - The Septuagint has ̔ , . The Lord resisteth the proud; but giveth grace to the humble. These words are quoted by St. Peter, I Peter 5:5, and by St. James, James 4:6, just as they stand in the Septuagint, with the change of ̔ , God, for , the Lord.




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