Proverbs 18:12

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Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.

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Proverbs 16:18

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 29:23

A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you?
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.

Job 42:6-17

Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.

Isaiah 6:5-13

Then I said:

Woe is me for I am ruined
because I am a man of unclean lips
and live among a people of unclean lips,
and because my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of Hosts.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

Daniel 5:23-24

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.

Daniel 9:20

While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before Yahweh my God concerning the holy mountain of my God—

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God. So consider the message and understand the vision:

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Acts 12:21-23

So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them.

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

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Summary

Proverbs 18:12

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

Destruction

Acts 12:21

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General references

1 Kings 20:18

Proverbs 16:18

Bible References

Destruction

When pride comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them.

And

The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.

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Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.

Then I said:

Woe is me for I am ruined
because I am a man of unclean lips
and live among a people of unclean lips,
and because my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of Hosts.

While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before Yahweh my God concerning the holy mountain of my God—

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

General references

So he said, “If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.