The interpretation timeline

Prov 18:12

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Prov 18:12 · Douay-Rheims

“Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.”

Patristic before A.D. 750

254

A.D.

Origen Patristic

c. A.D. 184–253

“There is nothing to be proud about. For to sink to the state of being proud has its consequences according to the text: "Before ruin the heart of man is exalted and before glory it is humble." These words [also] concern the text: "Hear and hearken, and do not be proud, because the Lord has spoken."”

Source

Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.