Proverbs 18:12
Before downfall the heart of man becometh haughty, and before honor goeth humility.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
In Context
11The rich man's wealth is his strong town, and as a towering wall in his own conceit.
13When one returneth an answer before he understandeth [the question], it is folly unto him and shame.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:7And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king in the place of David my father: and I am but a young lad; I know not how to go out or come in.
Proverbs 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh disgrace; but with the modest there is wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18Before downfall [goeth] pride, and before stumbling, haughtiness of spirit.
Isaiah 6:5And I said, Woe is me! for I am lost; because a man of unclean lips am I, and in the midst of a people of unclean lips do I dwell; for the King, the Lord of hosts have my eyes seen.
Ezekiel 28:2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Whereas thy heart was lifted up, and thou saidst, A god am I, on the seat of the gods do I dwell, in the heart of the seas; yet thou art but a man, and not God, while thou esteemest thy mind equal to the mind of God;
Daniel 5:23But against the Lord of heaven hast thou lifted thyself up; and the vessels of his house have they brought before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and the gods of silver, and gold, of copper, iron, wood, and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor know, hast thou praised; and the God in whose hand thy soul is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou 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 →