Proverbs 16:18
Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 avoid evil, He preserveth his soul, who guardeth his way.
19Better is lowliness of spirit, with the patient, than a portion of spoil, with the proud.
Cross References
Judges 11:28But the king of the sons of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah, which he sent unto him.
Esther 6:6So Haman came in, and the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man in whose honour, the king delighteth? Then said Haman, in his own heart, Unto whom will the king delight to do honour, more than unto me?
Proverbs 11:2When pride cometh, then cometh contempt, but, with the modest, is wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12Before grievous injury, a man’s heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of mean men, shall be humbled, And, the haughtiness of great men, shall be bowed down,—And Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 37:38And it came to pass, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisroch his god, that, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons, smote him with the sword, howbeit, they, escaped into the land of Ararat,—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 →