King James Version
Proverbs 13:10 in the King James Version says “Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.”
Proverbs 13:10 · KJV
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. lamp: or, candle
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. by labour: Heb. with the hand
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, leanness, i.e., (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
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