Proverbs 29:23
Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
In context
20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
21 A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent. 22 An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins. 23 Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. 24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies; they are put under oath and dare not testify.
25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. 26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 29:23 in the KJV
A man's pride shall bring him low: But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 29:23 in the ESV
One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.