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Proverbs 18:12

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18:12 Before destruction the heart 1  of a person is proud,

but humility comes 2  before honor. 3 

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[18:12]  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.

[18:12]  2 tn Heb “[is] before honor”; cf. CEV “humility leads to honor.”

[18:12]  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).



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