Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility.
Webster Bible
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 city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it , it is folly and shame to him.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:7And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
Proverbs 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 6:5Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen 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 a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:
Daniel 5:23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drank wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is , and whose are 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 →