Proverbs 29:23

Proverbs 29:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

Context of Proverbs 29:23

21He who pampers his slave from childhood Will in the end find him to be a son. 22An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression. A man’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor. 24He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He hears the oath but tells nothing. 25The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted.

Proverbs 29:23 word by word

גַּאֲוַ֣ת אָ֭דָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּ וּשְׁפַל־ר֝֗וּחַ יִתְמֹ֥ךְ כָּבֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

• A man’sאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• prideגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
• will bringשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• humbleשָׁפָלshâphâl · lowH8217
• spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• will obtainתָּמַךְtâmak · to graspH8551

Cross-references for Proverbs 29:23

• Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor.
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah gave no return for the benefit he received, because his heart was proud; therefore wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 33:10The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
• Job 22:29When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.
• Job 40:12Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.
• Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Daniel 4:30The king reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’
• Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Acts 12:23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• James 4:6But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• 1 Peter 5:5You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
• Proverbs 15:33The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.
• Deuteronomy 8:2You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, “I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.

Commentaries on Proverbs 29:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23A man's pride shall bring him low - A proud man is universally despised, and such are often exposed to great mortifications.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit - Better: The lowly in spirit shall lay hold on honor.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23Verse 23 Only those who humble themselves shall be exalted and established.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23See Proverbs 6:17–18; 11:2; 13:10; 15:33; 16:18–19; 18:12; 19:20; 22:4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. (Compare Pr 16:18; 18:12). honour ... spirit--or, "such shall lay hold on honor" (Pr 11:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 29:23

• Humility
• Pride

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Commentaries on Proverbs 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings