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Verse of the Day

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

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Proverbs 18:12 NIV

Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

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Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

English Standard Version

Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

The Message

Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor.

New King James Version

Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.

New Living Translation

Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Proverbs 18:12

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After the heart has been lifted up with pride, a fall comes. But honour shall be the reward of humility.

Proverbs 18:12 In-Context

¹⁰ The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

¹¹ The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

¹² Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

¹³ To answer before listening- that is folly and shame.

¹⁴ The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

This Week's Daily Bible Verses

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to make war on Jehoshaphat. ... Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.