Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34Surely he scorns the scorners: but he gives grace unto the lowly.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Daniel 4:30The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Luke 14:9And he that bade you and him come and say to you, Give this man place; and you begin with shame to take the low room.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now as concerning things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love (o. agape) edifies.
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 →