Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.

13He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:7And now, O Lord God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a child, and know not how to go out and come in.

Proverbs 11:2Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.

Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.

Isaiah 6:5And I said: Woe is me, because I have held my peace; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people that hath unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King the Lord of hosts.

Ezekiel 28:2Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am God, and T sit in the chair of God in the heart of the sea: whereas thou art a man, and not God: and hast set thy heart as if it were the heart of God.

Daniel 5:23But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:12

11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. Having described the firm and faithful defence of the righteous man ( v. 10 ), Solomon here shows what is the false and deceitful defence of the rich man, that has his portion and treasure in the things of this world, and sets his heart upon them. His wealth is as much his confidence, and he expects as much from it, as a godly man from his God. See, 1. How he supports himself. He makes his wealth his city, where he dwells, where… Read the whole commentary →

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