Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, 2 and a haughty spirit before a fall. 1
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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. 2 He who keeps his way preserves his soul. 1
19It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, 2 than to divide the plunder with the proud. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, then comes shame, 2 but with humility comes wisdom. 1
Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, 2 but before kavod ·weighty glory· is humility. 1
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man will be brought low, 2 the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, 2 and Adonai alone will be exalted in that day. 1
Isaiah 37:38As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his deity, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son 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 →