Proverbs 29:23 · KJV
“A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”
— Proverbs 29:23
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth {it} not.
Proverbs 29 — Context
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become {his} son at the length.
22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth {it} not.
25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. {safe: Heb. set on high}
Cross References
Matthew 23:12
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Luke 14:11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Proverbs 11:2
{When} pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly {is} wisdom.
Isaiah 66:2
For all those {things} hath mine hand made, and all those {things} have been, saith the LORD: but to this {man} will I look, {even} to {him that is} poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
James 4:6-10
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all {of you} be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD {is} the instruction of wisdom; and before honour {is} humility.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride {goeth} before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.