Proverbs 29:23

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A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

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  • Matt 23:12 : 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made all these things, and so all these came into being,' declares the Lord. 'But I will look to this one: to the humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
  • Prov 11:2 : 2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
  • Jas 4:6-9 : 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.' 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • Isa 2:11-12 : 11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
  • Matt 18:4 : 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • Job 40:12 : 12 Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 He fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers had never known, to humble and test you so that He might do good for you in the end.
  • Job 22:29 : 29 When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.
  • Dan 5:20-21 : 20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • 2 Chr 32:25-26 : 25 But Hezekiah did not respond to the kindness shown to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore, wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 26 However, Hezekiah humbled himself, along with the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the LORD's wrath did not come upon them during Hezekiah's days.
  • 2 Chr 33:23-24 : 23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt. 24 Then his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house.
  • 2 Chr 33:10-12 : 10 The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen. 11 So the LORD brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. 12 When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
  • Deut 8:2-3 : 2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments. 3 He humbled you and allowed you to hunger, then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
  • Dan 4:30-34 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. 31 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me. I praised the Most High, honored, and glorified Him who lives forever: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation. 32 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, 'What have You done?' 33 At the same time, my understanding returned to me. My honor and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my kingdom. My counselors and nobles sought me out, and I was reestablished in my kingdom, and even greater greatness was added to me. 34 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of Heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

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