Proverbs 16:18

Proverbs chapter 16 · verse 18 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

v.17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

v.18This passage

v.19Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 2:11
The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
Proverbs 17:19
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honorgoethhumility.
Matthew 26:33
But Peter answered and said unto him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended.
Daniel 4:30
The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?