Proverbs 18:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honour.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:7

LORD God, I'm your servant, and you've made me king in my father's place. But I'm very young and know so little about being a leader.

Proverbs 11:2

Too much pride can put you to shame. It's wiser to be humble.

Proverbs 15:33

Showing respect to the LORD will make you wise, and being humble will bring honour to you.

Proverbs 16:18

Too much pride will destroy you.

Proverbs 29:23

Too much pride brings disgrace; humility leads to honour.

Ezekiel 28:2

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Tyre that I am saying: You are so arrogant that you think you're a god and that the city of Tyre is your throne. You may claim to be a god, though you're nothing but a mere human.

Ezekiel 28:9

When you face your enemies, will you still claim to be a god? They will attack, and you will suffer like any other human.

Ezekiel 29:9

until your land is a barren desert. Then you will know that I have done these things. You claimed that you made the River Nile and control it.

Daniel 9:20

I was still confessing my sins and those of all Israel to the LORD my God, and I was praying for the good of his holy mountain,

Daniel 9:23

God thinks highly of you, and at the very moment you started praying, I was sent to give you the answer.

Luke 14:11

If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honoured.

1 Peter 5:5

All you young people should obey your elders. In fact, everyone should be humble towards everyone else. The Scriptures say, “God opposes proud people, but he helps everyone who is humble.”