haughty: Proverbs 6:17, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 18:12, Proverbs 19:29; Esther 3:5-6; Ecclesiastes 7:8-9; Matthew 2:16
proud wrath: Heb. the wrath of pride
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Proverbs 21:24
Proverbs 21:24
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