Proverbs 18:12
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”
כָּבוֹד
Glory, weight, honour. Kabod. The manifest presence of God. When His glory appears everything changes. It is not abstract praise but actual divine presence.
שֶׁבֶר
destruction
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שֶׁבֶר
Break, ruin. Sheber. To shatter into pieces. A broken and contrite heart God will not despise. Brokenness before God is the pathway to wholeness.
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לֵב
the heart of
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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עֲנָוָה
humility
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עֲנָוָה
Humility, meekness. Anavah. He shows favour to the humble. Humility is not weakness. It is strength submitted to God.
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גָּבַהּ
it is haughty
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גָּבַהּ
to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
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