God is very important,\par but he still cares for humble people.\par God knows what proud people do,\par but he stays far away from them.\par
Jeremiah 48:29 - Easy To Read Version “We have heard about Moab’s pride.\par He was very proud.\par He thought he was important.\par He was always bragging.\par He was very, very proud.”\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We have heard of the [giddy] pride of Moab, the extremely proud one–his loftiness, his arrogance, his conceit, and the haughtiness of his heart. American Standard Version (1901) We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, and the haughtiness of his heart. Common English Bible We have heard of Moab’s pride: arrogant, puffed up, exalted, high and mighty, boastful! Catholic Public Domain Version We have listened to the arrogance of Moab; he is very proud: his exaltation, and arrogance, and pride, and the loftiness of his heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We have heard the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his haughtiness and his arrogancy and his pride and the loftiness of his heart. |
God is very important,\par but he still cares for humble people.\par God knows what proud people do,\par but he stays far away from them.\par
A proud person will soon be ruined. But an humble person will be honored.
A proud person thinks he is better than other people. He shows that he is evil by the things he does.
Some people think they are very good. They think they are much better than other people.
If a person respects the Lord,\par then that person will hate evil.\par I (Wisdom) hate pride\par and people who think they are better\par than other people.\par I hate evil ways, and a lying mouth.\par
\{God says,\} “I will cause bad things to happen to the world. I will punish the evil people for their sin. I will cause the proud people to lose their pride. I will stop the bragging of the people that are mean to others.
We have heard that the people of Moab {\cf2\super [168]} are very proud and conceited. These people are violent and they boast. But the boasts are only empty words.\par
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!
Every person that makes himself important will be made humble. But the person that makes himself humble will be made important.”
But the grace (kindness) that God gives is greater. Like the Scripture says, “God is against proud people, but he gives grace (kindness) to people who are humble.” {\cf2\super [22]}