Proverbs 18:12

NET ©

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.

KJV
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NET © [draft] ITL
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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).