Proverbs 18:12

New King James Version

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

Cross References

1 Kings 3:7

Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

Proverbs 11:2

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

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 29:23

A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

Ezekiel 28:9

“Will you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am a god’? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.

Ezekiel 29:9

And the land of Egypt shall become desolate and waste; then they will know that I am the Lord, because he said, ‘The River is mine, and I have made it.’

Daniel 9:20

Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God,

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:

Luke 14:11

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”