Proverbs 29:23
The pride of a man shall bring him lowe: but the humble in spirit shall enioy glory.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
In Context
22An angrie man stirreth vp strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
24He that is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth cursing, and declareth it not.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16Who fed thee in the wildernesse with MAN, which thy fathers knewe not) to humble thee, and and to proue thee, that he might doe thee good at thy latter ende.
2 Chronicles 33:10And the Lord spake to Manasseh and to his people, but they would not regarde.
Job 22:29When others are cast downe, then shalt thou say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person.
Proverbs 11:2When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisdome.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.
Isaiah 2:11The hie looke of man shall be humbled, and the loftinesse of men shalbe abased, and the Lord onely 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 →