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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
גאות אדם תשפילנו ושפל-רוח יתמך כבוד
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
gAvt Adm tSHpylnv vSHpl-rvKH ytmk kbvd

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
superbum sequitur humilitas et humilem spiritu suscipiet gloria

King James Variants
American King James Version   
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Authorized (King James) Version   
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
New King James Version   
A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
21st Century King James Version   
A man’s pride shall bring him low, but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
The pride of a son of man will humiliate him and his humility will increase honor to him.
Darby Bible Translation   
A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
A man's pride shall bring him low: but he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honour.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
God's Word   
A person's pride will humiliate him, but a humble spirit gains honor.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
A person's pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.
International Standard Version   
A person's pride will bring about his downfall, but the humble in spirit will gain honor.
NET Bible   
A person's pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.
New American Standard Bible   
A man's pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor.
New International Version   
Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
New Living Translation   
Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.
Webster's Bible Translation   
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
The World English Bible   
A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
EasyEnglish Bible   
A person's pride will bring shame to him. But a humble person will receive honour.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.
New Life Version   
A man’s pride will bring him down, but he whose spirit is without pride will receive honor.
The Voice Bible   
A person’s pride brings him down, but one of humble spirit has a firm hold on honor and respect.
Living Bible   
Pride ends in a fall, while humility brings honor.
New Catholic Bible   
A man’s pride will bring him low, but lowly souls will rise to honor.
Legacy Standard Bible   
A man’s lofty pride will bring him low, But a lowly spirit will take hold of glory.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
A man’s pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Christian Standard Bible   
A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
A man’s pride will bring him low, but he who is of a humble spirit will obtain honor.
New Century Version   
Pride will ruin people, but those who are humble will be honored.
The Message   
Pride lands you flat on your face; humility prepares you for honors.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
A person’s arrogance will humble him, but a humble spirit will attain honor.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Good News Translation®   
Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.
Wycliffe Bible   
Lowness followeth a proud man; and glory shall up-take a meek man of spirit. (Lowness followeth the proud; but honour shall come to those with a humble spirit.)
Contemporary English Version   
Too much pride brings disgrace; humility leads to honor.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
A man’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honour.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Pride lays people low, but those of humble spirit gain honor.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down, But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honour.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Haughtiness brings humiliation, but the humble of spirit acquire honor.
New American Standard Bible   
A person’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor.
The Expanded Bible   
Pride will ·ruin people [cause people to fall], but ·those who are humble will be honored [a lowly spirit holds honor/glory tight].
Tree of Life Version   
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will gain honor.
Revised Standard Version   
A man’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
New International Reader's Version   
Pride brings a person low. But those whose spirits are low will be honored.
BRG Bible   
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Complete Jewish Bible   
The proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honored.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honour.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Ga’avat adam (pride of man) shall bring him low, but the humble in ruach shall attain kavod.
Names of God Bible   
A person’s pride will humiliate him, but a humble spirit gains honor.
Modern English Version   
A man’s pride will bring him low, but honor will uphold the humble in spirit.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Your pride can bring you down. Humility will bring you honor.
International Children’s Bible   
A man’s pride will ruin him. But a person who is humble will be honored.
Lexham English Bible   
The pride of a person will bring him humiliation, and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.
New International Version - UK   
Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honour.