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Proverbs 18:12
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Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
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Proverbs 18:12 in Other Translations
KJV
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Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
ESV
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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
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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?
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Proverbs 11:2
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Proverbs 15:33
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Proverbs 16:18
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