Proverbs 11:2
Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.
3The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.
Daniel 4:30And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon, which I have built to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my power, and in the glory of my excellence?
Luke 14:9And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up; but charity edifieth.
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 →