If any person secretly says bad things\par about his neighbor,\par I will stop that person.\par I will not allow people to be proud\par and think they are better than other people.\par
Proverbs 30:13 - Easy To Read Version Some people think they are very good. They think they are much better than other people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There is a class of people–oh, how lofty are their eyes and their raised eyelids! American Standard Version (1901) There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. Common English Bible There are those— how arrogant are their eyes; how their eyebrows are raised! Catholic Public Domain Version There is a generation, whose eyes have been elevated, and their eyelids are lifted on high. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high. |
If any person secretly says bad things\par about his neighbor,\par I will stop that person.\par I will not allow people to be proud\par and think they are better than other people.\par
Lord, I am not proud.\par I don’t try to act important.\par I don’t try to do great things.\par I don’t worry about things\par that are too hard for me.\par
eyes that show a man is proud,\par tongues that tells lies,\par hands that kill innocent people,\par
Proud people will stop being proud. Those proud people will bow down to the ground with shame. At that time, only the Lord will still stand high.
The Lord says, “The women in Zion {\cf2\super [33]} have become very proud. They walk around with their heads in the air, acting like they are better than other people. Those women flirt with their eyes. And they dance around making noise with their ankle bracelets.”
Those people will be humbled. Those great people will bow their heads and look at the ground.
That person will kill you.\par Will you still say, “I am a god”?\par No! He will have you in his power.\par You will see that you are a man, not God!\par
This message can’t help people that refuse to listen to it. But a \{good person will believe this message. And the\} good person will live because of his faith.”