Judges 7:2 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 2 Jehovah now said to Gidʹe·on: “The people who are with you are too many for me to give Midʹi·an into their hand.+ Perhaps Israel would brag+ about itself against me, saying, ‘My hand it was that saved me.’+ Proverbs 8:13 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 13 The fear of Jehovah means the hating of bad.+ Self-exaltation and pride+ and the bad way and the perverse mouth+ I have hated. Proverbs 16:18 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 18 Pride is before a crash,+ and a haughty spirit* before stumbling.+
2 Jehovah now said to Gidʹe·on: “The people who are with you are too many for me to give Midʹi·an into their hand.+ Perhaps Israel would brag+ about itself against me, saying, ‘My hand it was that saved me.’+
13 The fear of Jehovah means the hating of bad.+ Self-exaltation and pride+ and the bad way and the perverse mouth+ I have hated.