Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 29:23 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”
Proverbs 29:23
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become {his} son at the length.
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth {it} not.
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. {safe: Heb. set on high}
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