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Proverbs 18:10-12 MWT (With God's Divine Name restored.)
(10) The name of *  is a strong tower. Into it the righteous runs and is given protection. (11) The valuable things of the rich are his strong town, and they are like a protective wall in his imagination. (12) Before a crash the heart of a man is lofty, but before glory there is humility.

Proverbs 18:10-12 NWT
10 The name of Jehovah () is a strong tower. Into it the righteous runs and is given protection. 11 The valuable things of the rich are his strong town, and they are like a protective wall in his imagination. 12 Before a crash the heart of a man is lofty, and before glory there is humility.

Proverbs 18:10-12 GW
The name of the LORD () is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe. (11) A rich person's wealth is his strong city and is like a high wall in his imagination. (12) Before destruction a person's heart is arrogant, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:10-12 BBE
The name of the Lord () is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe. (11) The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart. (12) Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

Proverbs 18:10-12 LITV
(10) The name of Jehovah [ (sounds like "Yea•Vah" to English speakers - "Yea" go team, followed by "Vah," as in the first two letters of vault)] is a tower of strength, the righteous runs into it and is set on high. (11) The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his imagination. (12) Before shattering, a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.

Proverbs 18:10-12 Darby
(10) The name of Jehovah [ (sounds like "Yea•Vah" to English speakers - "Yea" go team, followed by "Vah," as in the first two letters of vault)] is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (11) The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination. (12) Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; and before honour goeth humility.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation