Proverbs 11:2
Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: 1 But the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1False balances are an abomination before the Lord: 1 But a just weight is acceptable unto him. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34The Lord resists the proud; 1 But he gives grace to the humble. 1
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, 1 And folly before a fall. 1
Proverbs 29:23Pride brings a man low, 1 But the Lord upholds the humble minded with honor. 1
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 →