A moment in scripture
Proverbs 29:23
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A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 29:21
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- Proverbs 29:24
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
- Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.