- Bible
- Proverbs
- Chapter 11
- Verse 2
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Commentary
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
When pride cometh, then cometh shame,.... The one follows the other, or rather keep pace together; as soon as one comes,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A rabbinic paraphrase of the second clause is: “Lowly souls become full of wisdom as the low place becomes full of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Observe, 1. How he that exalts himself is here abased, and contempt put upon him. When pride comes then comes shame.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
wisdom We should rather have expected honour, as a parallel to shamein the first clause. But wisdom is the root of…
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