Proverbs 29:23

Honour shall uphold the lowly in spirit. — Rather, the lowly in spirit shall lay hold upon honour. (Comp. Proverbs 18:12.)

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit - Better: The lowly in spirit shall lay hold on honor.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 29:2 . cf. Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12-28 . Proverbs 29:4 . he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presents. Proverbs 2...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

man's. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14. shall bring him low. Adam and Eve ( Genesis 3:5 ; Genesis 3:6 ); Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 20:16-18 ); angels ( 2 Pete...
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A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. Proverbs 15:33 ; Proverbs 16:18 ; Proverbs 18:12 ; Luke 1...
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Kings and Fathers 3. Cp. the prodigal son ( Luke 15 ).
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hop...
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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. This agrees with what Christ said more than once...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 29:19 . Doth not answer . Rather “ there is not an answer ,” that is in action, by obedience. Delitzsch translates “ doe...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Source of Evil Shown
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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The Way of the Righteous Proverbs 29:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole, reads thus:...

²³ A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 29:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 29:23