Proverbs 11:2

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When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.

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  • Luke 18:14 : 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • Luke 14:8-9 : 8 'When you are invited to a wedding feast, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by the host.' 9 'Then the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ And humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.' 10 'But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.' 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
  • Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
  • 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone thinks they know something, they do not yet know as they ought to know.
  • Prov 3:34-35 : 34 He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble. 35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
  • Dan 4:30-32 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. 31 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me. I praised the Most High, honored, and glorified Him who lives forever: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation. 32 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, 'What have You done?'

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  • 23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

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

    19Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

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    12Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

    13To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.

  • 3When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor comes shame.

  • Prov 3:34-35
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    34He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.

    35The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

  • 10Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.

  • 33The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

  • 15So humanity will be humbled, and people will be brought low; even the eyes of the arrogant will be humbled.

  • 4The reward for humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, honor, and life.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

    12For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • 11'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'

  • 16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • 18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • 12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

  • 6Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

  • 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

    35A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

  • 1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • 3'Do not keep speaking so arrogantly or let proud words come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him deeds are weighed.'

  • 8A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

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    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

    12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

  • 22A wise person ascends the city of warriors and brings down the fortress in which they trust.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Scatter the outbursts of your anger, and look at every proud one and bring him low.

    12Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand.

  • 6But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'

  • 17The pride of mankind will be bowed down, and human arrogance will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

  • 18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • 8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 25:7-8
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    7For it is better to be told, 'Come up here,' than to be humiliated in the presence of a nobleman whom your eyes have seen.

    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

  • 13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

  • 9Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

  • 16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • 1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • 11When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wise; when a wise person is instructed, they increase in knowledge.

  • 6Though the Lord is exalted, he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.

  • 12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • 23But let the one who boasts boast in this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight, declares the Lord.

  • 21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • 3The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; you say in your heart, "Who will bring me down to the ground?"