Proverbs 29:23

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A man's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

Cross References

Job 22:29

For God abases the proud, but he saves the lowly.

Job 40:12

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked where they stand.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility goes before honor.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 17:19

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.

Proverbs 22:4

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

Isaiah 57:15

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 him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:2

All these things my hand has made, and so all these things are mine, says the Lord. But this is the man to whom I will look, he that is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.

Obadiah 1:3

The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is high, who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”

Matthew 18:4

Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 23:12

whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 14:11

For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Acts 12:23

Immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was eaten by worms and died.

Deuteronomy 8:16

who fed you in the wilderness with manna which your fathers did not know, that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise you that are younger be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”