Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the LORD; but a perfect weight is His delight.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23A man's pride shall bring him low; but he that is of a lowly spirit shall attain to honour.
Daniel 4:30(4-27) The king spoke, and said: 'Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'
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 →