Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.Proverbs 18:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֭בֶר יִגְבַּ֣הּ לֵב־אִ֑ישׁ וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃
- לִפְנֵי־lif.nei.She-“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- שֶׁ֭בֶרShe.ver“destruction”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “breaking” · Strong's H7667
- יִגְבַּ֣הּyig.Bah“it is haughty”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּבַהּ · “to exult” · Strong's H1361
- לֵב־lev-“[the] heart of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- אִ֑ישׁ'Ish“a person”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- וְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.Nei“and [is] <to> before”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- כָב֣וֹדkha.Vod“honor”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּבוֹד · “glory” · Strong's H3519
- עֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.Vah“humility”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָוָה · “humility” · Strong's H6038
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)