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 EL peso falso abominación es á Jehová: mas la pesa cabal le agrada.

2 Cuando viene la soberbia, viene también la deshonra: mas con los humildes es la sabiduría.

3 La integridad de los rectos los encaminará: mas destruirá á los pecadores la perversidad de ellos.

4 No aprovecharán las riquezas en el día de la ira: mas la justicia librará de muerte.

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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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