Proverbs 16:18
Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
In Context
17The path of the just turns away from evils. He who guards his soul preserves his way.
19It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the arrogant.
Cross References
Judges 11:28But the king of the sons of Ammon was not willing to agree to the words of Jephthah that he commissioned by the messengers.
Esther 6:6And when he had entered, he said to him, “What ought to be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” But Haman, thinking in his heart and supposing that the king would honor no one else but himself,
Proverbs 11:2Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty eyes of man have been humbled, and the haughtiness of men will be bowed down. Then the Lord alone shall be exalted, in that day.
Isaiah 37:38And it happened that, as he was adoring his god in the temple of Nisroch, his sons, Adramelech and Sharezer, struck him with the sword. And they fled into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon, his son, reigned in his place.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:18
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Note, 1. It is the way of the upright to avoid sin, and every thing that looks like it and leads towards it; and this is a highway marked out by authority, tracked by many that have gone before us, and in which we meet with many that keep company with us; it is easy to find and safe to be travelled in, like a highway, Isa. xxxv. 8 . To depart from evil is understanding. 2. It is the care of the upright to preserve… Read the whole commentary →