Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.
Daniel 4:30The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?
Luke 14:9And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
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 →