Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:12
<< Proverbs 18:11 Proverbs 18:13 >> American Standard Version
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor `goeth' humility.Amplified® Bible
Haughtiness comes before disaster, but humility before honor.Contemporary English Version
Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honor.Darby English Version
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour [goeth] humility.Good News Bible
No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.King James Version
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.New American Standard Bible
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility {goes} before honor.New International Version
Before his downfall a man's heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.New King James Version
Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Before destruction the heart of man becomes haughty, But humility goes before honor.Revised Standard Version
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.Young's Literal Translation
Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour `is' humility.
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