Proverbs 11:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.”

Proverbs 11:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 11:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 11:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 11:2 — World English Bible

Proverbs 11:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom. ”

Proverbs 11:2 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 11:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.”

Proverbs 11:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 11:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. ”

Proverbs 11:2 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 11:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisdome.”

Proverbs 11:2 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 11:2 in Context — Proverbs 11

1 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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What Does Proverbs 11:2 Mean?

Proverbs 11:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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