Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Before a man's downfall, his mind is arrogant, but humility precedes honor.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor goeth humility.

Amplified


Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Before a breaking a man's heart will be lifted up, and before honor, humility.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

In the presence of destruction, the heart of a man will be haughty, but in the presence of honor, humble.

Modern King James verseion

Before shattering, the heart of man is proud, and before honor is humility.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After pride cometh destruction; and honour after lowliness.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

The Emphasized Bible

Before grievous injury, a man's heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

Youngs Literal Translation

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

is haughty
גּבהּ 
Gabahh 
Usage: 34

and before
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

כּבד כּבוד 
Kabowd 
Usage: 200

References

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

11 The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart. 12 Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit. 13 To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God:

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you say, in the face of those who are taking your life, I am God? but you are man and not God in the hands of those who are wounding you.

Job 42:6-17

For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

Isaiah 6:5-13

Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

Truly, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: pride, a full measure of food, and the comforts of wealth in peace, were seen in her and her daughters, and she gave no help to the poor or to those in need.

Daniel 5:23-24

But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory;

Daniel 9:20

And while I was still saying these words in prayer, and putting my sins and the sins of my people Israel before the Lord, and requesting grace from the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God;

Daniel 9:23

At the first word of your prayer a word went out, and I have come to give you knowledge; for you are a man dearly loved: so give thought to the word and let the vision be clear to you.

Luke 14:11

For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

Acts 12:21-23

And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

1 Peter 5:5

And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

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