Proverbs 18:11-13

New International Reader's Version

¹¹The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe.
They think of it as a city with walls that can’t be climbed.

¹²If a person’s heart is proud, they will be destroyed.
So don’t be proud if you want to be honored.

¹³To answer before listening
is foolish and shameful.

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)

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

New International Version (NIV)