Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright guides them, 1 but the crooked ways of the treacherous destroy them. 1
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2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, 1 but with humility comes wisdom. 1
4Wealth is worthless on the day of wrath, 1 but doing right keeps you from death. 1
Cross References
Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, 1 for I hope in you. 1
Proverbs 11:5The right conduct of a blameless person makes his way straight, 1 but the wicked will fall because of their own wickedness. 1
Proverbs 19:3A person's folly ruins his life 1 and his heart rages against Yahweh. 1
Proverbs 28:18Whoever walks with integrity will be kept safe, 1 but the one whose way is crooked will suddenly fall. 1
Isaiah 1:28Rebels and sinners will be crushed together, and those who abandon Yahweh will be done away with. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:3
2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. Observe, 1. How he that exalts himself is here abased, and contempt put upon him. When pride comes then comes shame. Pride is a sin which men have reason to be themselves ashamed of; it is a shame to a man who springs out of the earth, who lives upon alms, depends upon God, and has forfeited all he has, to be proud. It is a sin which others cry out shame on and look upon with disdain; he that is haughty makes himself contemptible; it is a sin… Read the whole commentary →