Proverbs 29:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”
כָּבוֹד
Glory, weight, honour. Kabod. The manifest presence of God. When His glory appears everything changes. It is not abstract praise but actual divine presence.
רוּחַ
spirit
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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שָׁפֵל
it will bring low/ him
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שָׁפֵל
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
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תָּמַךְ
he will attain
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תָּמַךְ
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
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גַּאֲוָה
the pride of
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גַּאֲוָה
arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament
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