Proverbs 18:12

The heart of man is high before destruction, || And humility [is] before honor.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, || And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

13Whoever is answering a matter before he hears, || It is folly to him—and shame.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:7And now, O YHWH my God, You have caused Your servant to reign instead of my father David; and I [am] a little child, I do not know [how] to go out and to come in;

Proverbs 11:2Pride has come, and shame comes, || And wisdom [is] with the lowly.

Proverbs 16:18Pride [is] before destruction, || And before stumbling—a haughty spirit.

Isaiah 6:5And I say, “Woe to me, for I have been silent, || For I [am] a man of unclean lips, || And I am dwelling in [the] midst of a people of unclean lips, || Because the King, YHWH of Hosts, my eyes have seen.”

Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, Thus said Lord YHWH: Because your heart has been high, || And you say: I [am] a god, || I have inhabited the habitation of God, || In the heart of the seas, || And you [are] man, and not God, || And you give out your heart as the heart of God,

Daniel 5:23and against the Lord of the heavens you have lifted up yourself; and the vessels of His house they have brought in before you, and you, and your great men, your wives, and your concubines, are drinking wine with them, and gods of silver, and of gold, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone, that are not seeing, nor hearing, nor knowing, you have praised: and the God in whose hand [is] your breath, and all your ways, Him you have not honored.

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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