Proverbs 29:23 - The Message

²³ Pride lands you flat on your face; humility prepares you for honors.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ A man's pride shall bring him low: But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ 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)

²³ A man’s pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Common English Bible

²³ Pride lays people low, but those of humble spirit gain honor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Humiliation follows the arrogant. And glory shall uphold the humble in spirit.

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