Proverbs 16:19

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble  , than to divide plunder with the proud.

Cross References

Matthew 5:3

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven   is theirs.

Isaiah 57:15

For the High and Exalted One, who lives for ever, whose name is holy,  says this: ‘I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the oppressed.

Exodus 15:9

The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy   them.’

Isaiah 53:12

Therefore I will give him  the many as a portion, and he will receive  the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.

Isaiah 10:6

I will send him against a godless nation; I will command him to go against a people destined for my rage, to take spoils, to plunder, and to trample them down like clay  in the streets.

Isaiah 9:3

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy.  , The people have rejoiced before you as they rejoice at harvest time and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.

Proverbs 29:23

A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honour.

Judges 5:30

‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil – a girl or two  for each warrior, the spoil of coloured garments for Sisera, the spoil of an embroidered garment or two for my neck? ’

Proverbs 1:13

We’ll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder.

Proverbs 1:14

Throw in your lot with us, and we’ll all share the loot’   –

Proverbs 3:34

He mocks those who mock but gives grace to the humble.

Proverbs 25:7

for it is better for him to say to you, ‘Come up here! ’ than to demote you in plain view of a noble.  ,