Proverbs 11:2

Modern

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Traditional

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

Literal

Pride has come, and shame also comes, and with the humble is wisdom.

Latin

Ubi fuerit superbia, ibi erit et contumelia; ubi autem est humilitas, ibi et sapientia.

Hebrew

English

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Pride involves promoting oneself dishonestly, while humility means honestly recognizing one's strengths and weaknesses.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Proverbs 16:18–19
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Proverbs 18:12
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 3:34–35
He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
1 Corinthians 8:1–2
Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Luke 14:8–11
“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
Daniel 4:30–32
…the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”