Proverbs 16:19

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Summary

Proverbs 16:19

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

To be

Than

General references

Matthew 23:12

Bible References

To be

The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Than

Egypt said, I will go after them, I will overtake, I will make division of their goods: my desire will have its way with them; my sword will be uncovered, my hand will send destruction on them.

You have made them very glad, increasing their joy. They are glad before you as men are glad in the time of getting in the grain, or when they make division of the goods taken in war.

I will send him against a nation of wrongdoers, and against the people of my wrath I will give him orders, to take their wealth in war, crushing them down like the dust in the streets.

For this cause he will have a heritage with the great, and he will have a part in the goods of war with the strong, because he gave up his life, and was numbered with the evil-doers; taking on himself the sins of the people, and making prayer for the wrongdoers.

General references

And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.