Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Berean Standard Bible
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 dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
24A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
2 Chronicles 33:10And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
Job 22:29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will 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 →