Proverbs 11:2
Pride has come, and shame comes, || And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
Literal Standard Version
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 to YHWH, || And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
3The integrity of the upright leads them, || And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34If He scorns the scorners, || Yet He gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 16:18Pride [is] before destruction, || And before stumbling—a haughty spirit.
Proverbs 29:23The pride of man humbles him, || And humility of spirit upholds honor.
Daniel 4:30the king has answered and said, “Is this not that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of my honor?”
Luke 14:9and he who called you and him having come will say to you, Give to this one [your] place, and then you may begin to occupy the last place with shame.
1 Corinthians 8:1And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known 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 →