Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.

New American Standard Bible

A man’s pride will bring him low,
But a humble spirit will obtain honor.

King James Version

A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

International Standard Version

A person's pride will bring about his downfall, but the humble in spirit will gain honor.

A Conservative Version

A man's pride shall bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

American Standard Version

A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Amplified


A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.

Bible in Basic English

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

Darby Translation

A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.

Julia Smith Translation

A man's pride shall bring him low: and honor shall uphold him humble of spirit

King James 2000

A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The pride of a person will bring him humiliation, and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

Modern King James verseion

A man's pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After pride cometh a fall; but a lowly spirit bringeth great worship.

NET Bible

A person's pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

New Heart English Bible

A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

The Emphasized Bible

The loftiness of a man, layeth him low, - but, one of a lowly spirit, shall attain unto honour.

Webster

A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

World English Bible

A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

Youngs Literal Translation

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A man's
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

גּאוה 
Ga`avah 
Usage: 19

שׁפל 
Shaphel 
Usage: 31

but honour
כּבד כּבוד 
Kabowd 
Usage: 200

תּמך 
Tamak 
Usage: 21

the humble
שׁפל 
Shaphal 
Usage: 18

Images Proverbs 29:23

Prayers for Proverbs 29:23

Context Readings

All About Life

22 An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.
23 A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.
24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.



Cross References

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.


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Matthew 23:12

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

James 4:6-10

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.

Deuteronomy 8:2-3

Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.

2 Chronicles 32:25-26

However, because his heart was proud, Hezekiah didn’t respond according to the benefit that had come to him. So there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 33:10-12

The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they didn’t listen.

2 Chronicles 33:23-24

But he did not humble himself before the Lord like his father Manasseh humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

Job 22:29

When others are humiliated and you say, “Lift them up,”
God will save the humble.

Job 40:12

Look on every proud person and humble him;
trample the wicked where they stand.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

Isaiah 2:11-12

Human pride will be humbled,
and the loftiness of men will be brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

Isaiah 57:15

For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.

Daniel 4:30-37

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Daniel 5:20-21

But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.

Matthew 5:3

“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Matthew 18:4

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Acts 12:23

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

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