Proverbs 29:23

Pride humbles a person, but a humble spirit is the path to true honor.

Cross-references · 24

• Matt 23:12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Prov 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
• Isa 66:2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
• Jas 4:6–10But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
• 1 Pet 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
• Prov 15:33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
• Prov 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Isa 2:11–12The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Prov 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
• Matt 18:4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
• Isa 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Deut 8:16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
• Deut 8:2–3And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
• Job 40:12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
• Matt 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Dan 5:20–21But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
• 2 Chr 32:25–26But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• Job 22:29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
• Dan 4:30–37The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
• Acts 12:23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
• 2 Chr 33:23–24And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
• 2 Chr 33:10–12And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

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