Proverbs 18:12
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
11 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
13 He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
14 The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Forut for fall opphøyer en manns hjerte seg, men ydmykhet går forut for ære.
- OTB
- Før ødeleggelse er en persons hjerte stolt, men ydmykhet går foran ære.
- B1930
- Forut for fall ophøier en manns hjerte sig, men ydmykhet går forut for ære.
- BSB
- Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- KJV
- Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
- WEB
- Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
- ASV
- Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility.
- DARBY
- Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour [goeth] humility.
- BLB
- Before the face of destruction, the heart of a man is exalted, and before honor [is] humility.
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Kryssreferanser
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Les i sammenheng1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Les i sammenhengProverbs 11:2
When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Les i sammenhengEzekiel 28:2
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Les i sammenhengLuke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Les i sammenhengEzekiel 28:9
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
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