Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and folly before a fall.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 11:28But the king of the children of Ammon listened not to the words of Jephthae, which he sent to him.
Esther 6:6And the king said to Aman, What shall I do to the man whom I wish to honour? And Aman said within himself, Whom would the king honour but myself?
Proverbs 11:2Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12Before ruin a man's heart is exalted, and before honour it is humble.
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 worshipping Nasarach his country's god in the house, Adramelech and Sarasar his sons struck him with swords; and they escaped into Armenia: and Asordan 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 →