Proverbs 16:19 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

English ASV

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English Amplified

Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the meek and poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the meek and poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English EASY 2024

You may be humble and have poor people as your friends. But that is better than if you have proud friends who give you things that they have robbed from others.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

It is better to be a humble person living among the poor than to share the wealth among the proud.

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It is better to be humble and stay poor than to be one of the arrogant and get a share of their loot.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Better to be humble with lowly people than to share stolen goods with arrogant people.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud.

English KJV 1611

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English LSB

It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Better it is to be of a humble spirit among the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

English NASB (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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

It is better to be humble with the meek than to share plunder with the proud.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Suppose you are lowly in spirit and are with those who are beaten down. That's better than sharing stolen goods with those who are proud.

English NIV

Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

English NKJ 1982

Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English NLT

It is better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

It’s better to be meek and lowly and live among the poor than to live high and mighty among the rich and famous.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Better poor and humble than proud and rich.

English Tyndale 1537

Better it is to be of humble mind with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud.

Proverbs 16:19 — Compare Translations