Proverbs 16:19

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly, the to deuide the spoyles with the proude.

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  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the hye and excellent, euen he that dwelleth in euerlastingnesse, whose name is the holy one: I dwell hye aboue and in the sanctuarie, and with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirite do I dwell, that I may heale a troubled minde, and a contrite heart.
  • Exod 15:9 : 9 The enemie sayde, I wyll folowe on the I wyll ouertake them I wyll deuide the spoyle, and my lust shalbe satisfied vppon them: I wyll drawe my sworde, myne hande shall destroy them.
  • Ps 34:18 : 18 God is nye vnto them that are of a contrite heart: and saueth such as be of an humble spirite.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 For though God be on high: yet he will haue respect vnto the lowly, and he wyll knowe the proude a farre of.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 After pryde commeth a fall: but a lowly spirite bryngeth great worshyp.
  • Isa 9:3 : 3 Thou hast multiplied the people, and not increased their ioy: they reioyce before thee, euen as men make merie in haruest, and they be ioyfull as men that do deuide the spoyle after the victorie.
  • Isa 10:6 : 6 I wyll sende hym among those hypocritishe people: among the people that haue deserued my disfauour wyll I sende hym, that he vtterly rob them, spoyle them, and treade them downe lyke the myre in the streete.
  • Isa 10:13-15 : 13 For he standeth thus in his owne conceipt, This do I thorowe the power of myne owne hande, & thorowe my wysdome: for I am wyse, I am he that remoue the landes of the people, I rob their treasure, and haue pulled downe the inhabitauntes like a valiaunt man. 14 My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest: and like as egges that were layde here and there, are gathered together, so do I gather all countreys, and there was none so bolde as to moue the winge, that dare open his mouth, or once whisper. 15 Shall the axe boast it selfe against him that heweth therwith? or shal the sawe make any bragging against hym that ruleth it? That were euen lyke as if the rod did exalt it selfe against him that beareth it, or as though the staffe should magnifie it selfe as who say it were no wood.
  • Isa 53:12 : 12 Therfore wyll I geue hym among the great ones his part, and he shall deuide the spoyle with the mightie, because he geueth ouer his soule to death, and is reckened among the transgressours: which neuerthelesse hath taken away the sinnes of the multitude, and made intercession for the misdoers.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed (are) the poore in spirite: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen.
  • Luke 1:51-53 : 51 He hath shewed stregth with his arme, he hath scattered them that are proude, in the imagination of their heartes. 52 He hath put downe the myghtie fro their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree. 53 He hath fylled the hungry with good thynges, & sent away the riche emptie.
  • Luke 18:13-14 : 13 And the publicane standyng a farre of, woulde not lyft vp his eyes to heauen, but smote vpon his brest, saying: God be mercifull to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man departed home to his house iustified, rather then the other. For euery one that exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:18
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    18Pryde goeth before destruction, and an hygh mynde before the fall.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23After pryde commeth a fall: but a lowly spirite bryngeth great worshyp.

  • Prov 11:2
    79%

    2Where pryde is, there is shame also and confusion: but wheras is lowlinesse, there is wisdome.

  • Prov 18:12
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    12Before destruction the heart of a man is proude: and before honour goeth humilitie.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15Thus hath man a fall and is brought lowe, and the hygh loke of the proude shalbe layde downe.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.

  • Prov 12:9
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    9He that is dispised and is yet his owne man, is better then the glorious that lacketh bread.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.

  • Prov 25:7
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    7For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

  • Matt 23:12
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    12But whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    73%

    11The high lookes of man shalbe brought lowe, and the hautinesse of men shalbe bowed downe: and the Lorde alone shalbe exalted in that day.

    12For the day of the Lorde of hoastes shalbe vpon all the proude, loftie, and vpon all that is exalted, and he shalbe brought lowe:

  • Prov 13:10
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    10Among the proude there is euer strife: but with the well aduised is wisdome.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.

  • Jas 1:9
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    9Let the brother of lowe degree, reioyce in that he is exalted:

  • Prov 22:4
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    4By humilitie and the feare of the Lorde, commeth riches, honour, and life.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5The Lorde abhorreth all such as be of a proude heart: and though hande be ioyned in hande, yet they shall not be vnpunished.

  • Jas 4:10
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    10Humble your selues in the sight of the Lorde, and he shall lyft you vp.

  • Eccl 7:8
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    8Better is it to consider the ende of a thing then the beginning: The pacient of spirite, is better then the hye minded.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25He that is of a proude stomacke stirreth vp strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lorde shalbe well fed.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The feare of the Lorde is the ryght science of wisdome, and lowlynesse goeth before honour.

  • Prov 3:34-35
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    34As for the scornfull, doth he not laugh them to scorne? but he geueth grace vnto the lowly.

    35The wyse shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promotion that fooles shall haue.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.

  • Luke 14:11
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    11For whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.

  • Ps 138:6
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    6For though God be on high: yet he will haue respect vnto the lowly, and he wyll knowe the proude a farre of.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16A small thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of ye vngodly.

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    12Loke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe, & destroy the wicked in their place:

  • Rom 12:16
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    16Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,

  • Jas 4:6
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    6But the scripture offereth more grace, and therefore sayth, God resisteth the proude, but geueth grace vnto ye lowlie.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29He that is patient hath much vnderstanding: but he that is soone displeased, exalteth foolishnesse.

  • Ps 34:2
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    2My soule shal glory in God: the humble shall heare therof and be glad.

  • Prov 16:32
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    32A patient man is better the one strong: and he that can rule hym selfe, is more worth then he that wynneth a citie.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • Jer 13:15
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    15Heare, geue eare, take not disdayne at it: for it is the Lorde hym selfe that speaketh.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24He that is proude and arrogant; is called a scorner, whiche in his wrath worketh presumptuously.

  • Prov 15:25
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    25The Lorde wyll breake downe the house of the proude: but he shall make fast the borders of the wydowe.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour.

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    16To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.

  • Ps 131:1
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    1A song of high degrees (made) of Dauid. O God I am not hygh mynded, I haue no proude lokes: I haue not vsed to walke in greater & waightier matters then I ought to do.

  • Prov 17:1
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    1Better is a drye morsell with quietnesse, then a house full of fat offeryng with strife.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2The vngodly of a wylfulnesse persecuteth the poore: but euery one of them shalbe taken in the craftie wylines that they haue imagined.

  • Ps 10:10
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    10He croucheth and humbleth him selfe: so that a number of the that be weake, fall by his myght.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

  • Isa 2:17
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    17And the pride of man shalbe brought downe, and the loftinesse of men shalbe made lowe, and the Lorde alone shalbe exalted in that day:

  • Ps 49:2
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    2As well lowe as high: riche and poore, one with another.

  • Job 22:29
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    29When the wicked be cast downe, thou shalt say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person.

  • Job 5:11
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    11To set vp them that be of lowe degree, and that those which are in heauinesse may be exalted to saluation.

  • Prov 21:4
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    4An high looke, a proude heart, and the plowing of the vngodly is sinne.