Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
In Context
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
19Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the humble, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Cross References
Judges 11:28Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
Esther 6:6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him: 'What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?' — Now Haman said in his heart: 'Whom would the king delight to honour besides myself?' —
Proverbs 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honour goeth humility.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 37:38And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sarezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
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 →