Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
Luke 14:9Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we 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 →