Proverbs 18:12

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

¹¹ The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. ¹² Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility. ¹³ He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

Lifted Up

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

Proverbs 16:18

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

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are man, and not God, though you did set your heart as the heart of God --

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you yet say before him who kills you, I am God? but you are man, and not God, in the hand of him who wounds you.

Job 42:6-17

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."

Isaiah 6:5-13

Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!"

Ezekiel 16:49-50

Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Daniel 5:23-24

but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don't see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.

Daniel 9:20

While I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Yahweh my God for the holy mountain of my God;

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went forth, and I have come to tell you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

Acts 12:21-23

On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."