Proverbs 16:19
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
רוּחַ
spirit
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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שָׁפֵל
to be lowly
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שָׁפֵל
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
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עָנָו
humble people
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עָנָו
depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
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גֵּאֶה
proud people
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גֵּאֶה
lofty; figuratively, arrogant
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שָׁלָל
plunder
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שָׁלָל
booty
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