Proverbs 16:18
Ga'on (pride) goeth before shever (destruction), 1 and a ruach of haughtiness before a fall. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 11:28Howbeit the melech Bnei Ammon paid heed not unto the words of Yiftach which he sent him.
Esther 6:6So Haman came in. And HaMelech said unto him, What shall be done unto the ish whom HaMelech delighteth to show yekar? + 6:6 See 1:4,20; 6:3 Now Haman thought in his lev, To whom would HaMelech delight to do yekar more than to myself?
Proverbs 11:2When zadon (pride) cometh, then cometh kalon (shame, disgrace), 1 but with the humble is chochmah. 1
Proverbs 18:12Before shever (destruction) the lev ish is haughty, 1 and before kavod is anavah (humility). 1
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of adam shall be humbled, 1 and the haughtiness of anashim shall be brought low, 1 and Hashem alone shall be exalted in Yom Hahu. 1
Isaiah 37:38And it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the Bais Nisroch elohav, that Adramelech and Saretzer, his banim, cut him down with the cherev; they escaped into Eretz Ararat; Esar-Chaddon bno 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 →