American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:19
19Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
- New International Version (NIV)Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Context of Proverbs 16:19
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 18Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he. 21The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:19 word by word
ט֣וֹב שְׁפַל־ר֭וּחַ אֶת־עֲנָוִ֑ים מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁ֝לָ֗ל אֶת־גֵּאִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:19
- Psalms 34:18Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
- Psalms 138:6For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
- Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Luke 1:51He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
- Luke 18:13But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
- Isaiah 9:3Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
- Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- Isaiah 53:12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:19
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 Humility, though it exposes to contempt in the world, is much better than high-spiritedness, which makes God an enemy. He that understands God's word shall find good.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. (Compare Pr 15:33). Haughtiness and pride imply self-confidence which produces carelessness, and hence a fall--literally, "sliding."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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