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The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation.
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He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth.
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God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind.
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Pride was not made for men: nor wrath for the race of women.
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That seed of men shall be honoured, which feareth God: but that seed shall be dishonoured, which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord.
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In the midst of brethren their chief is honourable: so shall they that fear the Lord, be in his eyes.
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The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable, and of the poor:
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Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich.
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The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God.
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They that are free shall serve a servant that is wise: and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is reproved; and he that is ignorant, shall not be honoured.
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Extol not thyself in doing thy work, and linger not in the time of distress: