A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.Proverbs 29:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
גַּאֲוַ֣ת אָ֭דָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּ וּשְׁפַל־ר֝֗וּחַ יִתְמֹ֥ךְ כָּבֽוֹד׃
- גַּאֲוַ֣תga.'a.Vat“[the] pride of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from גַּאֲוָה · “pride” · Strong's H1346
- אָ֭דָם'A.dom“a person”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּtash.pi.Le.nu“it will bring low him”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפֵל · “to abase” · Strong's H8213
- וּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-“and a [person] lowly of”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from שָׁפָל · “low” · Strong's H8217
- ר֝֗וּחַRu.ach“spirit”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7307G
- יִתְמֹ֥ךְyit.Mokh“he will attain”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תָּמַךְ · “to grasp” · Strong's H8551
- כָּבֽוֹד׃ka.Vod“honor”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּבוֹד · “glory” · Strong's H3519
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)