11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
Proverbs 29:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
- KJV King James Version
- A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A man’s pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The pride of man humbles him, || And humility of spirit upholds honor.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- If you're proud, you'll be humiliated; but if you're humble, you'll be honored.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| גַּאֲוַ֣ת | ga·’ă·waṯ | pride | H1346 גַּאֲוָה pride |
| אָ֭דָם | ’ā·ḏām | A man’s | H120 אָדָם man |
| תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּ | taš·pî·len·nū | will bring him low | H8213 שָׁפֵל to abase |
| וּשְׁפַל־ | ū·šə·p̄al- | but a humble | H8217 שָׁפָל low |
| ר֝֗וּחַ | rū·aḥ | spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| יִתְמֹ֥ךְ | yiṯ·mōḵ | will obtain | H8551 תָּמַךְ to grasp |
| כָּבֽוֹד׃ | kā·ḇō·wḏ | honor | H3519 כָּבוֹד glory |
Related verses
- Matthew 23:12
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
- Isaiah 66:2
For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but to this man will I look, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.
- James 4:6–10
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. …
- 1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Proverbs 15:33
The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
- Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Isaiah 2:11–12
The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day. For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and haughty, and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:
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In context
21 He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.
22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.
23 A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
24 Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.
25 The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
Read all of Proverbs 29 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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