A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Ver. 23. A man's pride shall bring him low.] For it sets God against him, and angels, and men, not good men only, but bad men too, and those that are as proud as themselves. For whereas one drunkard loves another and one thief another, &c., one proud person cannot endure another, but seeks to undermine him, that he alone may bear the bell, carry the commendation, the praise and promotion. See Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 15:33; Proverbs 18:12 .