Proverbs 29:23
The loftiness of a man, layeth him low,—but, one of a lowly spirit, shall attain unto honour.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
In Context
24He that shareth with a thief, hateth himself, an oath, he heareth, yet may not tell.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16who fed thee with manna in the desert, which thy fathers had not known,—that he might humble thee, and that he might put thee to the proof, to do thee good in thy hereafter,
2 Chronicles 33:10And Yahweh spake unto Manasseh and unto his people, but they did not give ear.
Job 22:29When men cast themselves down, then thou shalt say: Up! And, him that is of downcast eyes, shall he save;
Proverbs 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh contempt, but, with the modest, is wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of mean men, shall be humbled, And, the haughtiness of great men, shall be bowed down,—And Yahweh alone 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 →