Proverbs 16:19 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 16:19 MSG (The Message)
It’s better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous.
Proverbs 16:19 KJV (King James Version)
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 NCV (New Century Version)
It is better to be humble and be with those who suffer than to share stolen property with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 ASV (American Standard Version)
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 NIV (New International Version)
Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 NKJV (New King James Version)
Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 AMP (Amplified Bible)
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud (haughty, arrogant).
Proverbs 16:19 NLT (New Living Translation)
Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 16:19 TPT (The Passion Translation)
It’s better to be meek and lowly and live among the poor than to live high and mighty among the rich and famous.
Proverbs 16:19 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.