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Does pride go before destruction?
This web page shows the verse from the book of Proverbs that warns about the danger of pride and arrogance. It also provides various translations, commentaries, and cross-references of the verse.
Jan 30, 2023 · Proverbs 16:18 declares, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Verse 18 links to verse 19: “Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.”
Learn the biblical origin and history of the proverb 'pride comes before a fall', which warns that haughtiness and hubris leads to failure and loss. Find out how the phrase evolved from 'pride goes before a fall' and see examples from literature and religion.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 59 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Pride goeth before sorrow; and the spirit shall be enhanced before falling (and the spirit shall be raised up before a fall).
NIV Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. NASB Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling. CSB Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall. NLT Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
