Proverbs 16:18
Before downfall [goeth] pride, and before stumbling, haughtiness of spirit.
Leeser Tanakh
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 preserveth his soul that watcheth his way.
19Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide spoil with the proud.
Cross References
Judges 11:28Nevertheless the king of the children of 'Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Yiphthach which he had sent to him.
Esther 6:6So Haman came in; and the king said unto him, What shall be done with the man whom the king desireth to honor? And Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king desire to do honor more than to myself?
Proverbs 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh disgrace; but with the modest there is wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12Before downfall the heart of man becometh haughty, and before honor goeth humility.
Isaiah 2:11The looks of human pride shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bent down: and exalted shall be the Lord alone on that day.
Isaiah 37:38And it came to pass, as he was prostrating himself in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Essar-chaddon his son became king 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 →