Verse
Proverbs 11:2 — When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.”
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The verses around Proverbs 11:2.
1A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Verse explanation
Notes that pride always brings humiliation as a natural consequence, while humility walks hand in hand with wisdom.
From the Proverbs 11 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 11:2 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Vinda a soberba, virá tambem a affronta; mas com os humildes está a sabedoria.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Quando vem a arrogância, vem também a desonra; mas com os humildes [está] a sabedoria.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El orgullo trae desgracia, pero la humildad trae sabiduría.
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In other languages: Português (Provérbios 11:2) · Español (Proverbios 11:2)
More verses about humility
- James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
- Philippians 2:3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than…
- Proverbs 22:4By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
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