Proverbs 16:19
Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
In context
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives. 18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. 20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction. 22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 16:19 in the KJV
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 16:19 in the ESV
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.