‘Lord my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership. ,
Proverbs 18:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honour. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And before honour is humility. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Haughtiness comes before disaster, but humility before honor. American Standard Version (1901) Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor goeth humility. Common English Bible Pride comes before a disaster, but humility comes before respect. Catholic Public Domain Version The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. |
‘Lord my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership. ,
When arrogance comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches, and humility comes before honour.
Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honour.
‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “This is what the Lord God says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? Yet you will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.
The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am the Lord. Because you said, ‘The Nile is my own; I made it,’
While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the Lord my God concerning the holy mountain of my God #– #
At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God. , So consider the message and understand the vision:
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.’
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility towards one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. ,