Proverbs 18:12

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

¹¹ But the rich man's goods are his stronghold, yea he taketh them for a high wall round about him. ¹² After pride cometh destruction; and honour after lowliness. ¹³ He that giveth sentence in a matter before he hear it, is a fool, and worthy to be confounded.

Lifted Up

Proverbs 11:2

Where pride is, there is shame also and confusion; but whereas is lowliness, there is wisdom.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the LORD is the right science of wisdom; and lowliness goeth before honour.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

Proverbs 29:23

After pride cometh a fall; but a lowly spirit bringeth great worship.

Ezekiel 28:2

"Thou son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because thou hast a proud heart and hast said, 'I am a God, I have my seat in the midst of the sea like a God,' whereas thou art but a man, and not God, and yet standest in thine own conceit, that thou art God:

Ezekiel 28:9

as they that be slain. Let see, if thou wilt say then, before them that slay thee, 'I am God' - whereas thou art but a man and not God, in the hands of them that slayeth thee.

Job 42:6-17

Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take repentance in the dust and ashes."

Isaiah 6:5-13

Then I said, "O woe is me! For I am lost: inasmuch as I am a man of unclean lips, and dwell among people that hath unclean lips also. For mine eyes have seen the King and LORD of Hosts."

Ezekiel 16:49-50

Behold, the sins of thy sister Sodom, were these: Pride, fullness of meat, abundance and Idleness: these things had she and her daughters. Besides that, they reached not their hand to the poor and needy,

Daniel 5:23-24

but hast magnified thyself above the LORD of heaven, so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee: that thou, and thy lords, with thy queen and concubines, might drink wine thereout: and hast praised the Idols of silver and gold, copper and iron, of wood and stone. As for the God in whose hand consisteth thy breath and all thy ways: thou hast not loved him.

Daniel 9:20

As I was yet speaking at my prayers, knowledging mine own sins, and the sins of my people, making so mine intercession before the LORD my God, for the holy hill's sake of my God:

Daniel 9:23

For as soon as thou begannest to make thy prayer, it was so devised, and therefore am I come to show thee. And why? For thou art a man greatly beloved. Wherefore, ponder the matter well, that thou mayest learn to understand the vision.

Luke 14:11

For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

Acts 12:21-23

And upon a day appointed, Herod arrayed him in royal apparel, and set him in his seat, and made an oration unto them.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, ye younger submit yourselves unto the elder. Submit yourselves every man, one to another. Knit yourselves together in lowliness of mind. For God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.