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
Read Proverbs 11:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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.
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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