23A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
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And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23)This agrees with what Christ said more than once, 1. That those who exalt themselves shall be abased . Those that think to gain respect by lifting up themselves above their rank, by looking high, talking big, appearing fine, and applauding themselves, will on the contrary expose themselves to contempt, lose their reputation, and provoke God by humbling providences to bring them down and lay them l…
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