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

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    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 18:12-13
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    12 Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

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

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

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

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

  • Prov 13:10
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    10 Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15 So humanity will be humbled, and people will be brought low; even the eyes of the arrogant will be humbled.

  • Prov 22:4
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    4 The reward for humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, honor, and life.

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

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    2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    8 A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

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