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A man’sאָדָםloftinessגַּאֲוַתwill bring him low,תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּbutוּthe lowlyשְׁפַלof spiritרוּחַwill lay hold ofיִתְמֹךְhonor.כָּבוֹד
Proverbs 29:23
Study it in the app“A man’s loftiness will bring him low, but the lowly of spirit will lay hold of honor.”
Arrogance brings a person low; the lowly in spirit keeps honorHumility and Service
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:23, word by word
- A man’sאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- loftinessגַּאֲוַתgaavat
pride
Thinking oneself above others.
Where else “gaavat” appears- will bring him lowתַּשְׁפִּילֶtashpile
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “tashpile” appears- the lowlyשְׁפַלshefal
humble
Modest in spirit.
Where else “shefal” appears- of spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- will lay hold ofיִתְמֹךְyitmoch
hold fast
To grasp something and not let go, or to keep it for oneself.
Where else “yitmoch” appears- honorכָּבוֹדkavod
honor
Literally "weight": respect, good name; or one's inner self.
Where else “kavod” appears
The context
22A man of anger stirs up strife, and a master of wrath is great in transgression.
23 · This verse (above)
24Whoever shares with a thief hates his own soul; he hears the imprecation and does not declare anything.