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Proverbs 29:23

23 Pride brings a person low,c

but the lowly in spirit gain honor.d

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Proverbs 29:23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

23 One’s pride will bring him low,

but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

Proverbs 29:23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

23 A man’s pride shall bring him low:

But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Proverbs 29:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 Pride ends in humiliation,

while humility brings honor.

Proverbs 29:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 A man’s pride will bring him low,

But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

Proverbs 29:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 Pride will ruin people,

but those who are humble will be honored.

Proverbs 29:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 A man’s pride shall bring him low;

But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Proverbs 29:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 A man’s pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.

Proverbs 29:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 A person’s pride will humiliate him, 

but a humble spirit gains honor. 

Proverbs 29:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 A person’s pride will humble him,

but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Proverbs 29:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,

but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

Proverbs 29:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,

and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

Proverbs 29:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 If a man is proud, he will be made low.

But if he isn’t proud, he will be honored.

Proverbs 29:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

23 A man’s pride will bring him low,

But a humble spirit will obtain honor.


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