Proverbs 29:23

Tree of Life Version

A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Cross References

Job 22:29

When people are brought low, and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the downcast.

Job 40:12

look at everyone who is proud and humble him; 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 Adonai is the discipline of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 16:18

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

Proverbs 16:19

Better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 17:19

He who loves sin loves strife. One who builds a high gate invites destruction.

Proverbs 18:12

Before ruin a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 22:4

The reward of humility and fear of Adonai is riches, honor and life.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Exalted One who inhabits eternity, whose Name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, yet also with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:2

For My hand has made all these things, so all these things came to be,” declares Adonai. “But on this one will I look, one humble and of a contrite spirit, who trembles at My word.”

Obadiah 1:3

The arrogance of your heart has deceived you— living in the clefts of the rock—his dwelling place is lofty, saying in his heart: ‘Who shall bring me down to the earth?’

Matthew 18:4

Whoever then shall humble himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 23:12

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

Matthew 5:3

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

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man, rather than the other, went down to his home declared righteous. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Acts 12:23

Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down—because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and died.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers did not know, in order to afflict you and test you, to do you good in the end.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”