19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Other Translations of Proverbs 16:19

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

The Message

19 It's better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous.

New King James Version

19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

New Living Translation

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

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 16:19

Commentary on Proverbs 16:19-20

(Read Proverbs 16:19-20)

Humility, though it exposes to contempt in the world, is much better than high-spiritedness, which makes God an enemy. He that understands God's word shall find good.