Proverbs 29:23
A person's pride brings him low, 1 but one who has a humble spirit will be given honor. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 person stirs up strife 1 and a master of rage commits many sins. 1
24One who shares with a thief hates his own life; 1 he hears the curse and says nothing. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors had never known, so that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end,
2 Chronicles 33:10Yahweh spoke to Manasseh, and to his people, but they paid no attention.
Job 22:29God humbles a proud man, 1 and he saves the one with lowered eyes. 1
Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, 1 but with humility comes wisdom. 1
Proverbs 16:18Pride comes before destruction 1 and a haughty spirit before a downfall. 1
Isaiah 2:11The lofty gaze of man will be brought low, and the pride of men will be brought down, 1 and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day. 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 →