Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
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In Context
2When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
Cross References
Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Proverbs 28:18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Isaiah 1:28But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and they that forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:3
2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. Observe, 1. How he that exalts himself is here abased, and contempt put upon him. When pride comes then comes shame. Pride is a sin which men have reason to be themselves ashamed of; it is a shame to a man who springs out of the earth, who lives upon alms, depends upon God, and has forfeited all he has, to be proud. It is a sin which others cry out shame on and look upon with disdain; he that is haughty makes himself contemptible; it is a sin… Read the whole commentary →