Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, 1 And folly before a fall. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

In Context

17The paths of life turn aside from evil; 1 And the ways of righteousness are length of life. 1 He that receives instruction shall be in prosperity; 1 And he that regards reproofs shall be made wise. 1 He that keeps his ways, preserves his own soul; 1 And he that loves his life will spare his mouth. 1

19Better is a meek-spirited man with lowliness, 1 Than one who divides spoils with the proud. 1

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Cross References

Judges 11:28But the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not to the words of Jephthah, which he sent to him.

Proverbs 11:2Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: 1 But the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom. 1

Proverbs 18:12Before ruin a man’s heart is exalted, 1 And before honor it is humble. 1

Isaiah 2:11For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 37:38And while he was worshiping Nisroch his country’s god in the house, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with swords; and they escaped into Armenia: 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 →

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