💡WEB · Proverbs 11:2

What does Proverbs 11:2 mean?

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

— Proverbs 11:2 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

5

The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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