Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before sorrow; and the spirit shall be enhanced before falling (or and the spirit shall be raised up before a fall).

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

17The path of just men boweth away (from) evils (or The path of the righteous turneth away from evil); the keeper of his soul keepeth his way (safe).

19It is better to be made meek with mild men, than to part spoils with proud men. (It is better to be made poor with the humble, than to part spoils with the proud.)

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Cross References

Judges 11:28And the king of the sons of Ammon would not assent to the words of Jephthah, which he sent by the messengers.

Esther 6:6And when Haman was come in, the king said to him, What oweth to be done to the man, whom the king desireth to honour? (or And when Haman had come in, the king said to him, What ought to be done for the man, whom the king desireth to honour?) And Haman thought in his heart, and he guessed, that the king was about to honour no other man but (he) himself, Haman;

Proverbs 11:2Where pride is, there also despising shall be; but where meekness is, there also is wisdom. (Where there is pride, there shall also be despising; but where there is humility, there is also wisdom.)

Proverbs 18:12The heart of man is enhanced, before that it be broken; and it is made meek, before that it be glorified. (A person’s heart is raised up in pride, before that it is broken; and it is humbled, before that it is glorified.)

Isaiah 2:11The eyes of an high man (shall) be made low, and the highness of men shall be bowed down; forsooth the Lord alone shall be enhanced in that day (or for only the Lord shall be exalted on that day).

Isaiah 37:38And it was done, when he worshipped Nisroch, his god, in the temple, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, killed him with sword, and fled into the land of Ararat, that is, Armenia; and Esarhaddon, his son, reigned for him.

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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