Proverbs 29:23
Ga'avat adam (pride of man) shall bring him low, 1 but the humble in ruach shall attain kavod. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16Who fed thee in the midbar with manna, which Avoteicha knew not, that He might humble thee, and that He might prove thee, to do thee good at thy acharit;
2 Chronicles 33:10And Hashem spoke to Menasheh, and to his people, but they would not pay heed.
Job 22:29When they are cast down, thou shalt say: Arise, 1 and He shall save the one with low eynayim. + 22:29 i.e., humility 1
Proverbs 11:2When zadon (pride) cometh, then cometh kalon (shame, disgrace), 1 but with the humble is chochmah. 1
Proverbs 16:18Ga'on (pride) goeth before shever (destruction), 1 and a ruach of haughtiness before a fall. 1
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of adam shall be humbled, 1 and the haughtiness of anashim shall be brought low, 1 and Hashem alone shall be exalted in Yom Hahu. 1
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 →