Proverbs 29:23

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Summary

Proverbs 29:23

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

Man's

Honour

Matthew 23:12

General references

Proverbs 16:18

Matthew 23:12

Matthew 26:70

Bible References

Man's

Before a breaking a man's heart will be lifted up, and before honor, humility.

And not according to the doing to him did Hezekiah turn back, for his heart was lifted up: and there will be wrath upon him, and upon Judah and upon Jerusalem.

And Jehovah will speak to Manasseh, and to his people, and they attended not

For they were humbled, and thou wilt say, A lifting up; and he will save him depressed of eyes.

See every proud one, and humble him; and crush the unjust in their place.

The lofty eyes of man were humbled, and the height of men bowed down, and Jehovah alone was exalted in that day.

The king answered and said, Is not this great Babel, that I built it for the house of the kingdom by the strength of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?

And when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was strong for pride, he was brought down from the throne of his kingdom, and they took away his honor from him.

For whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he humbling himself shall be exalted.

I say to you, this one went down to his house justified rather than that one: for every one lifting up himself shall be humbled; and he humbling himself shall be lifted up.

And immediately the messenger of the Lord struck him, because he gave not the glory to God: and eaten by worms, he expired.

And he gives greater grace. Wherefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Likewise, ye younger, be subjected to the elders. And all being subject to one another, be wrapped up in humility: for God opposes the proud, and gives grace to the humble.

Honour

The fear of Jehovah the instruction of wisdom; and before honor humility.

And remember thou all the way which Jehovah thy God caused thee to go this forty years in the desert in order to humble thee, to try thee, to know what is in thy heart, whether thou shalt watch his commands or not

For thus said the high and lifted up inhabiting eternity, and his name Holy; being lifted up, and I will dwell in the holy place, and with the broken and humble of spirit, to preserve alive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the broken.

And all these my hand made, and all these shall be, says Jehovah: and to this will I look, to the humble. and smitten of spirit, and trembling at my word.

Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.

Whoever, therefore, should be humbled as this young child, the same is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.

And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whoever shall humble himself, shall be exalted.

General references

Pride before a breaking, and a spirit lifted up before a fall

And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whoever shall humble himself, shall be exalted.

And he denied before all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.