Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.
Daniel 4:30The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?
Luke 14:9And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
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 →