Proverbs 11:2
When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisdome.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1False balances are an abomination vnto the Lord: but a perfite weight pleaseth him.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.
Proverbs 29:23The pride of a man shall bring him lowe: but the humble in spirit shall enioy glory.
Daniel 4:30The very same houre was this thing fulfilled vpon Nebuchad-nezzar, and hee was driuen from men, and did eate grasse as the oxen, and his body was wet with the dewe of heauen, till his heares were growen as eagles feathers, and his nailes like birds clawes.
Luke 14:9And he that bade both him and thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.
1 Corinthians 8:1And as touching things sacrificed vnto idols, wee knowe that wee all haue knowledge: knowledge puffeth vp, but loue edifieth.
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 →