Proverbs 11:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

After pride came, disgrace followed; but wisdom came with humility.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  • Luke 14:8-9 : 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host. 9 So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you,‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place. 10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you,‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of the LORD provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.
  • Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain 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 Food Sacrificed to Idols With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that“we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.
  • Prov 3:34-35 : 34 With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble. 35 The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.
  • Dan 4:30-32 : 30 The king uttered these words:“Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?” 31 While these words were still on the king’s lips, a voice came down from heaven:“It is hereby announced to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you! 32 You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.”

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  • Prov 29:23
    82%

    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    80%

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

    19It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

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

    13The one who gives an answer before he listens– that is his folly and his shame.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

  • Prov 3:34-35
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    34With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble.

    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Prov 13:10
    78%

    10With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

  • Prov 15:33
    77%

    33The fear of the LORD provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

  • Isa 5:15
    76%

    15Men will be humiliated, they will be brought low; the proud will be brought low.

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

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

    12Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud– they will be humiliated;

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    74%

    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Luke 14:11
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    11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

  • Prov 12:16
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    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Matt 23:12
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    12And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Eccl 10:6
    73%

    6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

  • Jas 4:10
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    10Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Prov 14:33-35
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    72%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

    35The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

  • Prov 11:1
    72%

    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly. Proud talk should not come out of your mouth! For the LORD is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

  • Prov 28:11-12
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    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

    12When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wise man went up against the city of the mighty and brought down the stronghold in which they trust.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low;

    12Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot!

  • Jas 4:6
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    6But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says,“God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.”

  • Isa 2:17
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    17Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 25:7-8
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    7for it is better for him to say to you,“Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

    8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Jas 1:9
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    9Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 21:11
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    11When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

  • Ps 138:6
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    6Though the LORD is exalted, he looks after the lowly, and humbles the proud from far away.

  • Prov 26:12
    70%

    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Jer 9:23
    70%

    23The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Obad 1:3
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    3Your presumptuous heart has deceived you– you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself,‘No one can bring me down to the ground!’