箴言 18:12

12 敗 壞 之 先 , 人 心 驕 傲 ; 尊 榮 以 前 , 必 有 謙 卑 。

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箴言 18:12 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty
Lifted up with his riches. Rich men are apt to be highminded, and therefore are to be charged and cautioned against it; they are apt to look above their poor neighbours, and with contempt upon them; and very often this haughtiness of theirs is a presage of their ruin and destruction: and those haughty airs are put on from the pride of their hearts, when a "breach" is near, as the word F21 signifies, or when they are ready to break; however, their haughty spirits are, sooner or later, humbled by one distressing providence or another; see ( Proverbs 16:18 ) ; and before honour [is] humility; (See Gill on Proverbs 15:33).


FOOTNOTES:

F21 (rbv ynpl) "ante confractionem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Schultens.

箴言 18:12 In-Context

10 耶 和 華 的 名 是 堅 固 臺 ; 義 人 奔 入 便 得 安 穩 。
11 富 足 人 的 財 物 是 他 的 堅 城 , 在 他 心 想 , 猶 如 高 牆 。
12 敗 壞 之 先 , 人 心 驕 傲 ; 尊 榮 以 前 , 必 有 謙 卑 。
13 未 曾 聽 完 先 回 答 的 , 便 是 他 的 愚 昧 和 羞 辱 。
14 人 有 疾 病 , 心 能 忍 耐 ; 心 靈 憂 傷 , 誰 能 承 當 呢 ?
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