Proverbs 21:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you are proud and conceited, everyone will say, “You're a snob!”

Cross References

Psalm 1:1

God blesses those people who refuse evil advice and won't follow sinners or join in sneering at God.

Proverbs 1:22

“How much longer will you enjoy being stupid fools? Won't you ever stop sneering and laughing at knowledge?

Proverbs 16:18

Too much pride will destroy you.

Proverbs 18:12

Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honour.

Proverbs 19:29

Every stupid fool is just waiting to be punished.

Proverbs 24:9

Everyone hates senseless fools who think up ways to sin.

Proverbs 3:34

The LORD sneers at those who sneer at him, but he is kind to everyone who is humble.

Proverbs 6:17

Those who are too proud or tell lies or murder,

Isaiah 16:6

We have heard of Moab's pride. Its people strut and boast, but without reason.

Isaiah 29:20

All who are cruel and arrogant will be gone for ever. Those who live by crime will disappear,

Jeremiah 48:29

I know about your pride, and how you strut and boast.

Habakkuk 2:5

Wine is treacherous, and arrogant people are never satisfied. They are no less greedy than death itself— they open their mouths as wide as the world of the dead and swallow everyone.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod found out that the wise men from the east had tricked him, he was very angry. He gave orders for his men to kill all the boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years old and younger. This was based on what he had learnt from the wise men.