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Proverbs 29:23

Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

In Context

22Those who quickly become angry cause many arguments, and they also commit many sins.

24Those who help thieves to steal only hurt themselves; when they are in court, they solemnly ask God to curse them if they do not tell the truth, but they do not tell the truth about the crime that was committed, and as a result, God will curse them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:16Do not forget that in that desert he gave your ancestors manna to eat, food that they had never eaten before. He caused them to have/experience many problems/difficulties, because he wanted them to realize that they needed to trust him and not themselves. And he wanted to test them, to find out whether they intended to obey him, in order that when those difficulties ended, he would do many good things for them.

2 Chronicles 33:10Yahweh spoke to Manasseh and the people of Judah, but they paid no attention.

Job 22:29God humbles those who are proud, but he saves those who are downcast/discouraged.

Proverbs 11:2People who are proud will eventually be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.

Proverbs 16:18Being proud will ◄lead to your having/cause you to have► disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.

Isaiah 2:11Yahweh will cause you people to no longer be arrogant, and he will stop you from being proud. Only Yahweh will be praised/honored on 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 →

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