Proverbs 18:12
ContextNET © | Before destruction the heart 1 of a person is proud, but humility comes 2 before honor. 3 |
NIV © | Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honour. |
NASB © | Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor. |
NLT © | Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor. |
MSG © | Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor. |
BBE © | Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit. |
NRSV © | Before destruction one’s heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor. |
NKJV © | Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility. |
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NET © | Before destruction the heart 1 of a person is proud, but humility comes 2 before honor. 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The term “heart” is a metonymy of subject, referring to the seat of the spiritual and intellectual capacities – the mind, the will, the motivations and intentions. Proud ambitions and intentions will lead to a fall. 2 tn Heb “[is] before honor”; cf. CEV “humility leads to honor.” 3 sn The way to honor is through humility (e.g., Prov 11:2; 15:33; 16:18). The humility and exaltation of Jesus provides the classic example (Phil 2:1-10). |