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Proverbs 15

Prov. 15:33 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The fear
yir'ah (Hebrew #3374)
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
KJV usage: X dreadful, X exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
Pronounce: yir-aw'
Origin: feminine of 3373
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is the instruction
muwcar (Hebrew #4148)
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
KJV usage: bond, chastening ((-eth)), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
Pronounce: moo-sawr'
Origin: from 3256
of wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
; and before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
honor
kabowd (Hebrew #3519)
from 3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
KJV usage: glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
Pronounce: kaw-bode'
Origin: rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}
isa humility
`anavah (Hebrew #6038)
condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)
KJV usage: gentleness, humility, meekness.
Pronounce: an-aw-vaw'
Origin: from 6035
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 18:12• 12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,{HR}and before honour [is] humility. (Prov. 18:12)
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Prov. 25:6‑7• 6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king,{HR}And stand not in the place of great [men].
7For better [is it] that it be said to thee,{HR}Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower{HR}In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
(Prov. 25:6‑7)
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Prov. 29:23• 23A man's pride bringeth him low;{HR}But the humble in spirit shall obtain honour. (Prov. 29:23)
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Luke 14:11• 11For every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that abaseth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 14:11)
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Phil. 2:5‑11• 5For let this mind be in you which [was] also in Christ Jesus;
6who, being in God's form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
7but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, being come in men's likeness;
8and being found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave him the name that [is] above every name,
10that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal [beings],
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, unto God [the] Father's glory.
(Phil. 2:5‑11)
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James 4:10• 10Humble yourselves before [the] Lord, and he will exalt you. (James 4:10)
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1 Peter 5:5• 5Likewise, ye younger, be subject to elders; and all of you bind on humility to one another; because God setteth himself against haughty ones, and giveth grace to lowly. (1 Peter 5:5)
 Abiding in the fear of the Lord they own it is the part of wisdom to acknowledge their mistakes and faults, and so to receive admonition as coming from Himself, for “before honor is humility.” He who takes the lowly self-forgetful place will be lifted up in due time. See Joseph’s remarkable history (Gen. 37-50). (Proverbs Fifteen by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The fear of Jehovah is the disciplinee of wisdom, and before honour goeth humility.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "instruction," as ver. 32. see Note, ch. 1.2.

W. Kelly Translation

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The fear of Jehovah [is] the instruction of wisdom;{HR}And before honour [goeth] humility.