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