Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Cross-reference
In Proverbs 3:34, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble — directly paralleling the pride-disgrace and humility-wisdom contrast.
In Proverbs 3:35, the wise inherit honor while fools get disgrace — a similar outcome contrast, linking wisdom with honor.
In Proverbs 15:33, humility comes before honor — complementing the promise that humility brings wisdom here.
In Proverbs 16:18, pride precedes destruction — a near identical restatement of the truth that pride leads to disgrace.
In Proverbs 16:19, a lowly spirit with the poor is better than pride — reinforcing the value of humility over arrogance.
Proverbs 18:12 echoes the same truth: haughtiness precedes destruction, humility precedes honor—a direct parallel to pride bringing disgrace.
Proverbs 18:3 associates wickedness and dishonor with disgrace, echoing the theme that pride also leads to disgrace.
In Daniel 4:30-32, Nebuchadnezzar's boastful pride leads to his downfall — a historical illustration of pride bringing disgrace.
In Luke 14:8-11, Jesus teaches taking the lowest seat to be exalted — echoing the principle that humility leads to honor.
In Luke 18:14, Jesus states the humble will be exalted and the proud humbled — a direct NT restatement of this wisdom.
2 Chronicles 32:21 recounts Sennacherib's shameful defeat after his prideful boasts, directly illustrating how pride brings disgrace.
Ezekiel 28:17 describes pride causing a fall from exalted position, directly illustrating the principle that pride brings disgrace.
Luke 14:9 illustrates how self-exaltation at a banquet leads to public shame, matching the proverb's warning about pride and disgrace.
1 Corinthians 8:1 warns that knowledge puffs up with pride, contrasting with love that builds—echoing how pride leads to disgrace while humility brings wisdom.
1 Corinthians 8:2 shows that prideful self-perception of knowledge is ignorance, aligning with the disgrace that follows pride.