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New Living Translation

Proverbs 16:19

Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Character;   Humility;   Pride;   Thompson Chain Reference - Humility;   Humility-Pride;   The Topic Concordance - Humbleness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Character of Saints;   Humility;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Humility;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Spirit;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Humility;   Person, Personhood;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Meekness;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Meekness;   Poor;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for January 21;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowlyThan to divide the spoil with the proud.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly, the to deuide the spoyles with the proude.
Darby Translation
Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
New King James Version
Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Literal Translation
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Easy-to-Read Version
It is better to be a humble person living among the poor than to share the wealth among the proud.
World English Bible
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the plunder with the proud.
King James Version (1611)
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, then to diuide the spoile with the proud.
King James Version
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Better it is to be of humble mynde wt the lowly, then to deuyde ye spoyles wt ye proude.
THE MESSAGE
It's better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous.
Amplified Bible
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud (haughty, arrogant).
American Standard Version
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Bible in Basic English
Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.
Update Bible Version
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Webster's Bible Translation
Better [it is to be] of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
New English Translation
It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.
Contemporary English Version
You are better off to be humble and poor than to get rich from what you take by force.
Complete Jewish Bible
Better to be humble among the poor than share the spoil with the proud.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.
George Lamsa Translation
It is better to be humble and lowly in pride than he who divides spoil with the mighty.
Hebrew Names Version
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the plunder with the proud.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the humble, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
New Life Bible
It is better to be poor in spirit among poor people, than to divide the riches that were taken with the proud.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Better is a meek-spirited man with lowliness, than one who divides spoils with the proud.
English Revised Version
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Berean Standard Bible
It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
New Revised Standard
It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Better is lowliness of spirit, with the patient, than a portion of spoil, with the proud.
Douay-Rheims Bible
It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the proud.
Lexham English Bible
Better a lowly spirit with the poor than dividing the spoil with the proud.
English Standard Version
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
New American Standard Bible
It is better to be humble in spirit with the needy Than to divide the spoils with the proud.
New Century Version
It is better to be humble and be with those who suffer than to share stolen property with the proud.
Good News Translation
It is better to be humble and stay poor than to be one of the arrogant and get a share of their loot.
Christian Standard Bible®
Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
It is betere to be maad meke with mylde men, than to departe spuylis with proude men.
Revised Standard Version
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Young's Literal Translation
Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

Contextual Overview

19 Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to be: Psalms 34:18, Psalms 138:6, Isaiah 57:15, Matthew 5:3, Luke 1:51-53, Luke 18:13, Luke 18:14

than: Exodus 15:9, Isaiah 9:3, Isaiah 10:6, Isaiah 10:13-15, Isaiah 53:12

Reciprocal: Psalms 119:162 - as one Proverbs 11:2 - pride Proverbs 16:32 - and he Proverbs 25:6 - in the presence Proverbs 25:7 - that it Jeremiah 43:2 - all the Ezekiel 17:6 - it grew Matthew 23:12 - General Matthew 26:33 - yet Luke 6:20 - Blessed Romans 12:3 - not to Ephesians 4:2 - lowliness 1 Timothy 3:6 - lest

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly,.... The followers of the meek and lowly Jesus, whose spirits are humbled under a sense of sin; have mean thoughts of themselves and their own righteousness, and submit to the righteousness of the Son of God, and wholly trust in him for salvation; and ascribe all they have and are to the free grace of God; humble themselves under the mighty hand of God; are resigned to his will, and patiently bear all afflictions without murmuring, and think better of others than themselves: these are not in so much danger of falling as the proud and haughty, and are more grateful to men, and acceptable to God; with these he vouchsafes to dwell; to these he gives more grace, and they shall inherit the earth. Wherefore it is better to be of such a spirit, and be ranked among and keep company with the meek and lowly,

than to divide the spoil with the proud; the spoils of the poor with proud oppressors; or spoils gotten in war with proud and ambitious princes; or the spoils of kingdoms and states with antichrist, divided by him among his proud followers: it is better to be the followers of Christ, and have but little, than to be his, and have ever so much.


 
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