Proverbs 18:12

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
ESV
12 Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
NLT
12 Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.
MSG
12 Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor.
CSB
12 Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but before honor comes humility.

Proverbs 18:12 In-Context

10 The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
13 To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 15:33; S Proverbs 16:18
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