Proverbs 18:11-12
Proverbs 18:11-12 The Message (MSG)
The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it. Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor.
Proverbs 18:11-12 King James Version (KJV)
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as an high wall in his own conceit. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And before honour is humility.
Proverbs 18:11-12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor.
Proverbs 18:11-12 New Century Version (NCV)
Rich people trust their wealth to protect them. They think it is like the high walls of a city. Proud people will be ruined, but the humble will be honored.
Proverbs 18:11-12 American Standard Version (ASV)
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor goeth humility.
Proverbs 18:11-12 New International Version (NIV)
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 18:11-12 New King James Version (NKJV)
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.
Proverbs 18:11-12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit. Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance, But humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 18:11-12 New Living Translation (NLT)
The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.
Proverbs 18:11-12 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The rich, in their conceit, imagine that their wealth is enough to protect them. It becomes their confidence in a day of trouble. A man’s heart is the proudest when his downfall is nearest, for he won’t see glory until the Lord sees humility.