Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
In Context
17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
19It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Cross References
Judges 11:28But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.
Esther 6:6Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”
Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 37:38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon 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 →