Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes shame, 2 but with humility comes wisdom. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
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 Adonai, 2 but accurate weights are his delight. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34Surely he opposes the mockers, 2 but he gives chen ·grace· to the humble. + 3:34. Quoted in James 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5 1
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, 2 and a haughty spirit before a fall. 1
Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride brings him low, 2 but one of lowly spirit gains kavod ·weighty glory·. 1
Luke 14:9and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
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 →