Proverbs 16:19
ContextNET © | It is better to be lowly in spirit 1 with the afflicted than to share the spoils 2 with the proud. |
NIV © | Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. |
NASB © | It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
NLT © | It is better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud. |
MSG © | It's better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous. |
BBE © | Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride. |
NRSV © | It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
NKJV © | Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
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NET © | It is better to be lowly in spirit 1 with the afflicted than to share the spoils 2 with the proud. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “low of spirit”; KJV “of an humble spirit.” This expression describes the person who is humble and submissive before the 2 tn Heb “than to divide plunder.” The word “plunder” implies that the wealth taken by the proud was taken violently and wrongfully – spoils are usually taken in warfare. R. N. Whybray translates it with “loot” (Proverbs [CBC], 95). The proud are in rebellion against God, overbearing and oppressive. One should never share the “loot” with them. |