Proverbs 11:2
[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.
Darby Translation
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 Jehovah; but a just weight is his delight.
3The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroyeth them.
Cross References
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.
Proverbs 29:23A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.
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 14:9and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.
1 Corinthians 8:1But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
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 →