Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
In context
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
20He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
21The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 16:19 · 口語訳聖書へりくだって貧しい人々と共におるのは、高ぶる者と共にいて、獲物を分けるにまさる。한국어 · 잠언 16:19 · 개역한글겸손한 자와 함께하여 마음을 낮추는 것이 교만한 자와 함께 하여 탈취물을 나누는 것보다 나으니라Español · Proverbios 16:19 · Reina-Valera (1909)Mejor es humillar el espíritu con los humildes, que partir despojos con los soberbios.Português · Provérbios 16:19 · Bíblia Livre (2018)É melhor ser humilde de espírito com os mansos, do que repartir despojos com os arrogantes.
