Proverbs 16:19

WEB

¹⁹It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

KJV

¹⁹Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

BSB

¹⁹It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

FBV

¹⁹Better to have a humble spirit and live with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.

Extra References

Matthew 5:3

³“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Psalms 138:6

⁶For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

¹⁵For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Psalms 34:18

¹⁸The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

Exodus 15:9

⁹The enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder. My desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword. My hand will destroy them.’

Luke 18:13-14

¹³But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Isaiah 9:3

³You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.

Proverbs 29:23

²³A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

Isaiah 53:12

¹²Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 10:13-15

¹³For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers. ¹⁴My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped.”

¹⁵Should an ax brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.