Proverbs 18:12 Go deeper

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

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לִפְנֵי\־lif.nei.She-<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 1

שֶׁ֭בֶרShe.verdestruction

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: breaking

Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 2

יִגְבַּ֣הּyig.Bahit is haughty

Lemma: גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) · Strong's: H1361

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to exult

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Job 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1361; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 3

לֵב\־lev-[the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 4

אִ֑ישׁ'Isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 5

וְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.Neiand [is] <to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 6

כָב֣וֹדkha.Vodhonor

Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: glory

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 7

עֲנָוָֽה\׃'a.na.Vahhumility

Lemma: עֲנָוָה (a.na.vah) · Strong's: H6038

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: humility

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:36, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 22:4, Zephaniah 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6038; TAHOT Proverbs 18:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
his downfall	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking
a man’s	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
is proud	→	גָּבַהּ H1361 to exult
but humility	→	עֲנָוָה H6038 humility
comes before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
honor	→	כָּבוֹד H3519 glory

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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