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

21One who pampers his slave from childhood Will in the end find him to be rebellious. 22An angry person stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing. A person’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor. 24One 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 one who trusts in the Lord will be protected.

Proverbs 29:23 word by word

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

• A person’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 a person is haughty, But humility goes before honor.
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah did nothing in return for the benefit he received, because his heart was proud; therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 33:10So the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
• Job 22:29When they have brought you low, you will speak with confidence, And He will save the humble person.
• Job 40:12Look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him, And trample down the wicked where they stand.
• Isaiah 2:11The proud look of humanity will be brought low, And the arrogance of people will be humbled; And the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
• Daniel 4:30The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’
• Daniel 5:20But when his heart was arrogant and his spirit became so overbearing that he behaved presumptuously, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his dignity was taken away from him.
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one 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, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.
• Proverbs 15:33The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.
• Deuteronomy 8:2And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in 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

In the dictionaries

• Correct
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• Uphold
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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