Proverbs 11:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
  • Luke 14:8-9 : 8 When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming, 9 And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat. 10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there. 11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.
  • Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall. 19 Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.
  • 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength. 2 If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
  • Prov 3:34-35 : 34 He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted. 35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
  • Dan 4:30-32 : 30 The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour? 31 While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice came down from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is said: The kingdom has gone from you: 32 And they will send you out from among men, to be with the beasts of the field; they will give you grass for your food like the oxen, and seven times will go by you, till you are certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 29:23
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    23 A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

  • Prov 16:18-19
    2 verses
    80%

    18 Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

    19 Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

  • Prov 18:12-13
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    79%

    12 Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

    13 To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3 When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

  • Prov 3:34-35
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    34 He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

    35 The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

  • Prov 13:10
    78%

    10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 15:33
    77%

    33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Isa 5:15
    76%

    15 And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are put to shame:

  • Prov 22:4
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    4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    75%

    11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

    12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Luke 14:11
    74%

    11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Matt 23:12
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    12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

  • Eccl 10:6
    73%

    6 The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

  • Jas 4:10
    73%

    10 Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Prov 14:33-35
    3 verses
    72%

    33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

    34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

    35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

  • Prov 11:1
    72%

    1 Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    72%

    3 Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

  • Prov 12:8
    72%

    8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Prov 28:11-12
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    72%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

    12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

  • Prov 21:22
    71%

    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    71%

    11 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.

    12 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.

  • Jas 4:6
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    6 But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

  • Isa 2:17
    71%

    17 And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

  • Prov 14:18
    71%

    18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Prov 25:7-8
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    7 For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

    8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Jas 1:9
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    9 But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;

  • Prov 14:16
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    16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 21:11
    71%

    11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

  • Ps 138:6
    70%

    6 Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

  • Prov 26:12
    70%

    12 Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

  • Jer 9:23
    70%

    23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Obad 1:3
    70%

    3 You have been tricked by the pride of your heart, O you whose living-place is in the cracks of the rock, whose house is high up; who has said in his heart, Who will make me come down to earth?