John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 29:23
Pro 29:23 A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. Ver. 23. A man’s pride shall bring him low.] For it sets God against him, and angels, and men, not good men only, but bad men too, and those that are as proud as themselves. For whereas one drunkard loves another and one thief another, &c., one proud person cannot endure another, but seeks to undermine him, that he alone may bear the bell, carry the commendation, the praise and promotion. See Proverbs... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 29:22
Pro 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. Ver. 22. An angry man stirreth up strife. ] See Proverbs 15:18 ; Proverbs 16:21 . And a furious man. ] Heb. A master of fury; or one that is mastered and overmatched by his fury; that hath no command of his passions, but is transported by them, or - as some make the metaphor, and the original will well bear it - is wedded to them as a man is to his wife: commanded by them, as the Persian kings were by... read more