Proverbs 18:12-14

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹² Haughtiness comes before disaster, but humility before honor.

¹³ He who answers a matter before he hears the facts—it is folly and shame to him.^(A)

¹⁴ The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble, but a weak and broken spirit who can raise up or bear?