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Betterטוֹבto be lowlyשְׁפַלof spiritרוּחַwithאֶתthe humbleעֲנָוִיםthan to divideמֵחַלֵּקplunderשָׁלָלwithאֶתthe proud.גֵּאִים
Proverbs 16:19
Study it in the app“Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud.”
Pride goes before destructionHumility and Service
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:19, word by word
- Betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- to be lowlyשְׁפַלshefal
humble
Modest in spirit.
Where else “shefal” appears- of spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- the humbleעֲנָוִיםanavim
humble, afflicted
Humble, afflicted: one who is low, by his condition or by his attitude; meek.
Where else “anavim” appears- than to divideחַלֵּקchalek
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “chalek” appears- plunderשָׁלָלshalal
spoil, plunder
Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.
Where else “shalal” appears- the proudגֵּאִיםgeim
proud
Proud, haughty.
Where else “geim” appears
The context
18Before a breaking comes pride, and before a fall, haughtiness of spirit.
19 · This verse (above)
20Whoever pays attention to the word will find good, and whoever trusts in YHWH, happy is he.