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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 29:23 - Man
Proverbs 29:23 - A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A man's pride | H1346 | גַּאֲוָה |
[Noun Feminine] arrogance or majesty; by implication (concretely) ornament |
| shall bring him low | H8213 | שָׁפֵל |
[Verb] to depress or sink (especially figuratively to {humiliate} intransitively or transitively) |
| but honour | H3519 | כָּבוֹד |
[Noun Masculine] properly weight; but only figuratively in a good {sense} splendor or copiousness |
| shall uphold | H8551 | תָּמַךְ |
[Verb] to sustain; by implication to {obtain} keep fast; figuratively to {help} follow close |
| the humble | H8217 | שָׁפָל |
[Adjective] {depressed} literally or figuratively |
| in spirit | H7307 | רוּחַ |
[Noun Feminine] wind; by resemblance {breath} that {is} a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively {life} anger: unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance {spirit} but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.