Proverbs 11:2
With pride comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1The Lord hates dishonest scales, but accurate weights please him.
3Honesty guides the good, but deceit destroys liars.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34He mocks those who mock, but he is kind to the humble.
Proverbs 16:18Pride leads to destruction; and an arrogant spirit leads to a fall.
Proverbs 29:23If you're proud, you'll be humiliated; but if you're humble, you'll be honored.
Daniel 4:30He said, “I was the one who built this great city of Babylon! By my own great power I built it as my royal residence for my majestic glory!”
Luke 14:9“Your host who invited you both will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then in embarrassment you'll have to move to whatever place is left.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now about “food sacrificed to idols.” So “we all have knowledge” about this subject. Knowledge makes us proud, but love strengthens us.
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 →