Proverbs 11:2

World English Bible (2000)

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; 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 anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him, 9 and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
  • Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
  • 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.
  • Prov 3:34-35 : 34 Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble. 35 The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
  • Dan 4:30-32 : 30 The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you: 32 and you shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

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  • Prov 29:23
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    23 A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

    19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

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

    13 He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

  • Prov 3:34-35
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    34 Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

    35 The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33 The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15 So man is brought low, mankind is humbled, and the eyes of the arrogant ones are humbled;

  • Prov 22:4
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    4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11 The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

    12 For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and haughty, and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

    3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Luke 14:11
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    11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

  • Prov 12:16
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    16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

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    18 Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

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

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

  • Jas 4:10
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    10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

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    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Prov 14:33-35
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    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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

    35 The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

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    1 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3 "Talk no more so exceeding proudly. Don't let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

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    11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

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

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    22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.

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    11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.

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

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    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

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    13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

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    11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

  • Ps 138:6
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    6 For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.

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    12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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    23 Thus says Yahweh, Don't let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don't let the rich man glory in his riches;

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    21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

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