For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
Proverbs 3:34 - English Standard Version 2016 Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Surely he scorneth the scorners: But he giveth grace unto the lowly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners, yet He gives His undeserved favor to the low [in rank], the humble, and the afflicted. [James 4:6; I Pet. 5:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly. Common English Bible He mocks mockers, but he shows favor to the humble. Catholic Public Domain Version He will ridicule those who ridicule, but he will bestow grace upon the mild. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace. |
For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”