Proverbs 18:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before esteem is humility.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And before honour is humility.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Haughtiness comes before disaster, but humility before honor.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor goeth humility.

Common English Bible

¹² Pride comes before a disaster, but humility comes before respect.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.

Proverbs 18:12 Cross References

1 Kings 3:7

“And now, O יהוה  my Elohim, You have set up Your servant to reign instead of my father Dawiḏ

Proverbs 11:2

Pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of יהוה  is the discipline of wisdom, And before esteem is humility.

Proverbs 16:18

Before destruction comes pride, And before a fall a haughty spirit!

Proverbs 29:23

The pride of man brings him low, But the humble in spirit obtains esteem.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tsor, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, ‘I am Ě

Ezekiel 28:9

“Would you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am Elohim’, whereas you are man, and not Ě

Ezekiel 29:9

“And the land of Mitsrayim shall become a desert and a waste. And they shall know that I am יהוה, because he said, ‘The River is mine, and I have made it.’

Daniel 9:20

And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Yisra’ĕ

Daniel 9:23

“At the beginning of your supplications a word went out, and I have come to make it known, for you are greatly appreciated. So consider the word and understand the vision:

Luke 14:11

“For everyone who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.”

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you younger ones, be subject to elders. And gird yourselves with humility toward one another, for “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.”