Focused Passage

Proverbs 11:2

Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order

The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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Verse 2

Original words

When pride זָ֭דוֹן H2087 Noun - masculine singular comes בָּֽא־ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular disgrace קָל֑וֹן H7036 Noun - masculine singular follows וַיָּבֹ֣א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular but with וְֽאֶת־ H854 Conjunctive waw | Preposition humility צְנוּעִ֥ים H6800 Adjective - masculine plural comes wisdom חָכְמָֽה׃ H2451 Noun - feminine singular

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