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Proverbs 11:2
2[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
- New International Version (NIV)When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.
Context of Proverbs 11:2
1A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight. [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. 3The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroyeth them. 4Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:2 word by word
בָּֽא־זָ֭דוֹן וַיָּבֹ֣א קָל֑וֹן וְֽאֶת־צְנוּעִ֥ים חָכְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:2
- Proverbs 3:34He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Daniel 4:30the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
- Luke 14:8When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,
- Luke 18:14I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
- Proverbs 15:33The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour [goeth] humility.
- 1 Corinthians 8:1But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2When pride cometh - The proud man thinks much more of himself than any other can do; and, expecting to be treated according to his own supposed worth, which treatment he seldom meets with, he is repeatedly mortified, ashamed, confounded, and rendered indignant. With the lowly - צנועים tsenuim, , the humble, the modest, as opposed to the proud, referred to in the first clause. The humble man looks for nothing but justice; has the meanest opinion of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A rabbinic paraphrase of the second clause is: “Lowly souls become full of wisdom as the low place becomes full of water.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2Verse 2 Considering how safe, and quiet, and easy the humble are, we see that with the lowly is wisdom.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Pride involves promoting oneself dishonestly, while humility means honestly recognizing one's strengths and weaknesses.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Self-conceit is unteachable; the humble grow wise (compare Pr 16:18; 18:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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