Proverbs 12:9
Better to be lightly esteemed, yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
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Matthew 15:8
These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

Proverbs 12:8
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.

Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

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Proverbs 13:7
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

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