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Proverbs 11:2

When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

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בָּֽאbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “to come”, a verb used as a describing wordH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…זָ֭דוֹןzadonpresumptuouslyזָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “presumptuously”, the ordinary formH2087arrogancepresumptuously, pride, proud (man).וַיָּבֹ֣אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…קָל֑וֹןqalonconfusionקָלוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.וְֽאֶתveetand amongאֵתconjunction, preposition — “and among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.צְנוּעִ֥יםtsenuimhumblyצָנַעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “humbly”, the ordinary formH6800to humiliatehumbly, lowly.חָכְמָֽהchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.

World English Bible

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

Darby Translation

[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.

Douay-Rheims

Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗ ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃ ὕβρις, ἐκεῖ καὶ ἀτιμία· στόμα δὲ ταπεινῶν μελετᾷ σοφίαν.