Proverbs 16:19
WEB
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
BSB
It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
KJV
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H2896
a n-m n-f — good
Derivation: from 2895;
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
n.m — a good thing
טוֹב n.m. a good thing, benefit, welfare
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness
2. good things
3. good = benefit
4. moral good
adj — pleasant
טוֹב adj. pleasant, agreeable, good
1. pleasant, agreeable to the senses
2. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well
3. good, excellent, of its kind
4. good, rich, valuable in estimation
5. good, appropriate, becoming
6. c. מִן compar. = better
7. of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous
8. of man's intellectual nature, good understanding
9. good, kind, benign
10. good (ethical), right
n.f — welfare
טוֹבָה n.f. welfare, benefit, good things, good
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness
2. good things
3. bounty, good
H8217
a — depressed
Derivation: from 8213;
depressed, literally or figuratively
KJV: base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).
adj — low
שָׁפָל adj. low
1. low, in height
2. of a modest, unambitious kingdom
3. humiliated
4. lowly, as subst.
H7307
n-f — wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, region of the sky, spirit
Derivation: from 7306;
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV: air, anger, blast, breath, × cool, courage, mind, × quarter, × side, spirit(-ual), tempest, × vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
n.f — breath
רוּחַ 378 n.f. (less oft. m.) breath, wind, spirit
1. breath of mouth or nostrils (33 t.)
2. wind (117 t.)
3. spirit, as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation = temper, disposition (76 t.)
4. spirit of the living, breathing being
5. spirit as seat of emotion
6. occasionally (and late) = seat or organ of mental acts
7. rarely of the will
8. רוּחַ esp. of moral character
9. spirit of God (94 t.)
H854
prep — nearness, near, with, by, at, among
Derivation: probably from 579;
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
KJV: against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
prep — with
אֵת, prep. with—prep. denoting proximity
1. Of companionship, together with
2. Of localities
3. אֵת פּ׳ denotes specially
a. in one's possession or keeping
b. in one's knowledge or memory
4. מֵאֵת from proximity with
Note. אֵת expresses closer association than עִם: hence while מֵעִם sts. denotes hardly more than from the surroundings or belongings of, מֵאֵת expresses from close proximity to.
H6035
n-m — depressed, gentle, needy, saintly
Derivation: or (by intermixture with 6041) עָנָיו; from 6031;
depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
KJV: humble, lowly, meek, poor. Compare 6041.
n.m — poor
עָנָו n.m. poor, afflicted, humble, meek
H2505
v — be smooth, apportion, separate
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
KJV: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
vb — be smooth
חָלַק vb. be smooth, slippery
Qal smooth, slippery
Hiph. make smooth
vb — divide
חָלַק vb. divide, share
Qal
1. divide, apportion
2. assign, distribute
3. assign, impart
4. share
5. divide up = plunder the temple
Niph. Impf.
1. reflex. divide oneself
2. pass. be divided
3. trans. assign, distribute
Pi.
1. divide, apportion
2. assign, distribute
3. scatter
Pu. be divided, of land
Hithp. divide land among themselves
Hiph. to receive a portion
H7998
n-m — booty
Derivation: from 7997;
booty
KJV: prey, spoil.
n.m — prey
שָׁלָל 75 n.m. prey, spoil, plunder, booty
H1343
a — lofty, arrogant
Derivation: from 1342;
lofty; figuratively, arrogant
KJV: proud.
adj — proud
גֵּאֶה adj. proud
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Verse 19
Proverbs 16:19
This is a paradox which the children of this world cannot understand and will not subscribe to, that it is better to be poor and humble than to be rich and proud. 1. Those that divide the spoil are commonly proud; they value themselves and despise others, and their mind rises with their condition; those therefore that are rich in this world have need to be charged that they be not high-minded, Ti1 6:17. Those that are proud and will put forth themselves, that thrust, and shove, and scramble, for preferment, are the men that commonly divide the spoil and share it among them; they have the world at will and the ball at their foot. 2. It is upon all accounts better to take our lot with those whose condition is low, and their minds brought to it, than to covet and aim to make a figure and a bustle in the world. Humility, though it should expose us to contempt in the world, yet while it recommends us to the favour of God, qualifies us for his gracious visits, prepares us for his glory, secures us from many temptations, and preserves the quiet and repose of our own souls, is much better than that high-spiritedness which, though it carry away the honour and wealth of the world, makes God a man's enemy and the devil his master.
Cross-references: 1Tim 6:17