Proverbs 29:23
A man's pride shall bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
In Context
22An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in transgression.
24He who is partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears the adjuration and utters nothing.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers did not know, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.
2 Chronicles 33:10And LORD spoke to Manasseh, and to his people, but they gave no heed.
Job 22:29When they cast [thee] down, thou shall say, [There is] lifting up, and he will save the humble man.
Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:23
22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. See here the mischief that flows from an angry, passionate, furious disposition. 1. It makes men provoking to one another: An angry man stirs up strife, is troublesome and quarrelsome in the family and in the neighbourhood, blows the coals, and even forces those to fall out with him that would live peaceable and quietly by him. 2. It makes men provoking to God: A furious man, who is wedded to his humours and passions, cannot but… Read the whole commentary →