A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
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Gill's Exposition
A man's pride shall bring him low,.... As the pride of Adam, in affecting to be as gods, knowing good and evil; he lost the image of God; was brought into a state of darkness and ignorance, into debt…
Barnes' Notes
Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit - Better: The lowly in spirit shall lay hold on honor.
Matthew Henry
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,…
Cambridge Bible
honour shall uphold, &c. Rather, He that is lowly in spirit shall obtain honour. Lowlyis better than humble(A.V.) in the second clause, because the Heb. word is from the same root as the word bring…
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