19It 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 betterט֣וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularto be lowlyשְׁפַל־H8213Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin spiritר֭וּחַH7307Noun - common singularamongאֶת־H854Prepositionthe humbleעֲנִיִּיםH6041Adjective - masculine pluralthan to divideמֵֽחַלֵּ֥קH2505Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructthe spoilשָׁ֝לָ֗לH7998Noun - masculine singularwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthe proudגֵּאִֽים׃H1343Adjective - masculine plural