Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
KJV
Contritionem præcedit superbia, et ante ruinam exaltatur spiritus.
Vulgate
πρὸ συντριβῆς ἡγεῖται ὕβρις, πρὸ δὲ πτώματος κακοφροσύνη.
LXX
Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
ASV
לִ/פְנֵי שֶׁ֥בֶר גָּא֑וֹן וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֥י כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן גֹּ֣בַהּ רֽוּחַ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גְּא֣וֹן
g'vn
noun · 49×
וֹ
v
noun · 17×
כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן
kshlvn
noun · 1×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
שֶׁ֖בֶר
shbr
noun · 44×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:12 — Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
- 1Tim 3:6 — Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
- 2Chr 26:16 — But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
- 2Kgs 14:10 — Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with the
- Dan 4:30 — The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Dan 5:20 — But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
- Esth 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than
- Esth 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than
- Ezek 7:10 — Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
- Ezek 16:49 — Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
- Ezek 17:6 — And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
- Ezek 28:2 — Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a
- Ezek 28:17 — Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
- Ezek 29:9 — And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.
- Isa 2:11 — The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isa 3:16 — Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
- Jer 13:9 — Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
- Jer 43:2 — Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt
- Jer 49:16 — Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as t
- Judg 11:28 — Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
- Luke 14:9 — And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
- Luke 18:14 — I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Mark 14:31 — But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
- Matt 20:22 — But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able
- Matt 23:12 — And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
- Obad 1:3 — The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
- Obad 1:3 — The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
- Prov 8:13 — The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
- Prov 11:2 — When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
- Prov 11:2 — When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
- Prov 17:19 — He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
- Prov 17:19 — He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
- Prov 18:12 — Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
- Prov 18:12 — Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
- Prov 29:23 — A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Prov 29:23 — A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Rom 11:18 — Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
- Rom 11:20 — Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
- Rom 12:3 — For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man t