Proverbs 16:19
Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide spoil with the proud.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
In Context
18Before downfall [goeth] pride, and before stumbling, haughtiness of spirit.
Cross References
Psalms 34:18(34:19) The Lord is nigh unto those that are broken-hearted: and he saveth those that are of a contrite spirit.
Proverbs 25:7For better it is that it be said unto thee, “Come up hither,” than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince, which thy own eyes have [often] seen.
Isaiah 9:3(9:2) Thou hast multiplied the nation, made great their joy: they rejoice before thee as with the joy in harvest, as men are glad when they divide the spoil.
Isaiah 10:13For he hath said, “By the strength of my hand have I done it, and by my wisdom, for I have intelligence; and I have removed the boundaries of nations, and their laid-up treasures have I plundered, and brought down low those that were powerfully seated.
Isaiah 57:15For thus hath said the high and lofty One, who inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, In the high and holy place do I dwell, yet also with the contrite and humble of spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:19
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Note, 1. Pride will have a fall. Those that are of a haughty spirit, that think of themselves above what is meet, and look with contempt upon others, that with their pride affront God and disquiet others, will be brought down, either by repentance or by ruin. It is the honour of God to humble the proud, Job xl. 11, 12 . It is the act of justice that those who have lifted up themselves should be laid low. Pharaoh, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar,… Read the whole commentary →