Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 29:23 Interlinear

“pride A man's shall bring him low the humble in spirit shall uphold but honour”

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Proverbs 29 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	גַּאֲוַ֣ת	H1346	pride	arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament
2	אָ֭דָם	H120	A man's	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
3	תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּ	H8213	shall bring him low	to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
4	וּשְׁפַל	H8217	the humble	depressed, literally or figuratively
5	ר֝֗וּחַ	H7307	in spirit	wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
6	יִתְמֹ֥ךְ	H8551	shall uphold	to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
7	כָּבֽוֹד׃	H3519	but honour	properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

Proverbs 29:23 (current)pride A man's shall bring him low the humble in spirit shall uphold but honour