Before destruction the heart ¹  of a person is proud, but humility comes ²  before honor. ³ 

biblegateway Pro 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor.

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

Before destruction a person’s heart is arrogant, but humility comes before honor.

biblegateway Pro 18:12

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

Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

bibleoremus Pro 18:12

Before destruction one’s heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.

Before disaster comes one may be proud; before honour comes one must be humble.

biblegateway Pro 18:12

Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.

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

biblegateway Pro 18:12

Before destruction the heart ¹  of a person is proud, but humility comes ²  before honor. ³ 

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).