19 It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:19
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 19
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It is better ט֣וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular to be lowly שְׁפַל־ H8213 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct in spirit ר֭וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular among אֶת־ H854 Preposition the humble עֲנִיִּים H6041 Adjective - masculine plural than to divide מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק H2505 Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct the spoil שָׁ֝לָ֗ל H7998 Noun - masculine singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition the proud גֵּאִֽים׃ H1343 Adjective - masculine plural