Proverbs 11:2
בָּֽא ־ זָדוֹן וַיָּבֹא קָלוֹן וְֽאֶת ־ צְנוּעִים חָכְמָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה וְאֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ ׃
3תֻּמַּת יְשָׁרִים תַּנְחֵם וְסֶלֶף בּוֹגְדִים ושדם ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34אִם ־ לַלֵּצִים הֽוּא ־ יָלִיץ ולעניים יִתֶּן ־ חֵֽן ׃
Proverbs 16:18לִפְנֵי ־ שֶׁבֶר גָּאוֹן וְלִפְנֵי כִשָּׁלוֹן גֹּבַהּ רֽוּחַ ׃
Proverbs 29:23גַּאֲוַת אָדָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּ וּשְׁפַל ־ רוּחַ יִתְמֹךְ כָּבֽוֹד ׃
Daniel 4:30בַּהּ ־ שַׁעֲתָא מִלְּתָא סָפַת עַל ־ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר וּמִן ־ אֲנָשָׁא טְרִיד וְעִשְׂבָּא כְתוֹרִין יֵאכֻל וּמִטַּל שְׁמַיָּא גִּשְׁמֵהּ יִצְטַבַּע עַד דִּי שַׂעְרֵהּ כְּנִשְׁרִין רְבָה וְטִפְרוֹהִי כְצִפְּרִֽין ׃
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 →