Proverbs 18:11-13

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹¹The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as a high protecting wall in his own imagination and conceit.

¹²Haughtiness comes before disaster, but humility before honor.

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

Proverbs 18:11-13

New International Version

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

¹²Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.^(B)

¹³To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.^(C)

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

New International Version (NIV)