21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
    will in the end find him his heir.[a]
22 (A)A man of wrath stirs up strife,
    and one given to anger causes much transgression.
23 (B)One's pride will bring him low,
    (C)but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered his heir is uncertain

21 A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
    and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)

23 Pride brings a person low,(B)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(C)

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