Proverbs 29:23
A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.
Darby Translation
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 exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
24Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
2 Chronicles 33:10And Jehovah spoke to Manasseh and to his people; but they did not hearken.
Job 22:29When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.
Proverbs 11:2[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah 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 →