Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh disgrace; but with the modest there is wisdom.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1Balances of deceit are an abomination of the Lord; but a full weight [obtaineth] his favor.
3The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the cunning of the treacherous destroyeth them.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34If [it concern] the scornful he will himself render them a scorn; but unto the lowly doth he give grace.
Proverbs 16:18Before downfall [goeth] pride, and before stumbling, haughtiness of spirit.
Proverbs 29:23The pride of a man will humble him; but the humble in spirit will attain to honor.
Daniel 4:30(4:27) The king commenced, and said, Is not this Babylon the great, that I myself have built for a royal residence by the might of my power, and for the honor 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 →