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Proverbs 16:19

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

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ASV

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

KJV

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

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ט֣וֹבTov[is] goodH2896 →
שְׁפַל־she.fal-to be lowlyH8213 →
ר֭וּחַRu.achspiritH7307 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
עֲנָוִ֑יםa.ni.yimhumble [people]H6035 →
מֵֽחַלֵּ֥קme.cha.Lekmore than dividingH2505 →
שָׁ֝לָ֗לSha.LalplunderH7998 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
גֵּאִֽים׃ge.'Improud [people]H1343 →

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Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Ephesians 4:2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.Proverbs 25:6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;Psalms 138:6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.Luke 1:51–53He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.Luke 18:13–14But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’Isaiah 10:13–15For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.Isaiah 9:3You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.Luke 6:20Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.Psalms 119:162I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.Proverbs 25:7for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

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