When others are humiliated, you say it is pride, for he saves the humble.
Proverbs 29:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man's pride shall bring him low: But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man's pride will bring him low, but he who is of a humble spirit will obtain honor. [Prov. 15:33; 18:12; Isa. 66:2; Dan. 4:30; Matt. 23:12; James 4:6, 10; I Pet. 5:5.] American Standard Version (1901) A man’s pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor. Common English Bible Pride lays people low, but those of humble spirit gain honor. Catholic Public Domain Version Humiliation follows the arrogant. And glory shall uphold the humble in spirit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit. |
When others are humiliated, you say it is pride, for he saves the humble.
Look on all who are proud and bring them low; tread down the wicked where they stand.
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility goes before honor.
It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
Before destruction one’s heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
For thus says the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite.
All these things my hand has made, so all these things are mine, says the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look, to the humble and contrite in spirit who trembles at my word.
Your proud heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is in the heights. You say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”
Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.
For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other, for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”
And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors did not know, to humble you and to test you and in the end to do you good.
In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders. And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”