Proverbs 11:2
Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
In Context
1Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
Proverbs 16:18Before destruction [is] pride, And before stumbling — a haughty spirit.'
Proverbs 29:23The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.
Daniel 4:30the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?
Luke 14:9and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.
1 Corinthians 8:1And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;
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 →