Proverbs 29:23 Go deeper

A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. (KJV)

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גַּאֲוַ֣תga.'a.Vat[the] pride of

Lemma: גַּאֲוָה (ga.a.vah) · Strong's: H1346

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: pride

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, Deuteronomy 33:29, Job 41:15, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 31:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1346; TAHOT Proverbs 29:23 word 1

אָ֭דָם'A.doma person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:23 word 2

תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּtash.pi.Le.nuit will bring low him

Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to abase

Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Proverbs 29:23 word 3

וּשְׁפַל\־u.she.fal-and a [person] lowly of

Lemma: שָׁפָל (sha.phal) · Strong's: H8217

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: low

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 13:20, Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 14:37, 2 Samuel 6:22, Job 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8217; TAHOT Proverbs 29:23 word 4

ר֝֗וּחַRu.achspirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:23 word 5

יִתְמֹ֥ךְyit.Mokhhe will attain

Lemma: תָּמַךְ (ta.makh) · Strong's: H8551

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 48:17, Exodus 17:12, Job 36:17, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 41:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8551; TAHOT Proverbs 29:23 word 6

כָּבֽוֹד\׃ka.Vodhonor

Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: glory

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 29:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A man’s	→	אָדָם H0120G man
pride	→	גַּאֲוָה H1346 pride
will bring him low	→	שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase
but a humble	→	שָׁפָל H8217 low
spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
will obtain	→	תָּמַךְ H8551 to grasp
honor	→	כָּבוֹד H3519 glory

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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