Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the lowly is wisdom.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1A FALSE balance is an abomination to LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34Surely the Lord is opposed to the arrogant (LXX/NT), but he gives grace to the lowly.
Proverbs 16:18Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23A man's pride shall bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
Daniel 4:30The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
Luke 14:9And he who invited thee and him, having come, will say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou will begin with embarrassment to take the last place.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:2
Weighty Sayings. 1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord : but a just weight is his delight. As religion towards God is a branch of universal righteousness (he is not an honest man that is not devout), so righteousness towards men is a branch of true religion, for he is not a godly man that is not honest, nor can he expect that his devotion should be accepted; for, 1. Nothing is more offensive to God than deceit in commerce. A false balance is here put for all manner of unjust and fraudulent practices in… Read the whole commentary →