Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
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Cross references
- Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Psalm 138:6 For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.
- Isaiah 57:15 For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.