New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 16:18
Proverbs 16:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
- New International Version (NIV)Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Context of Proverbs 16:18
16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his life. Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling. 19It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20He who gives attention to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:18 word by word
לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֥בֶר גָּא֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן גֹּ֣בַהּ רֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:18
- Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.
- Proverbs 17:19He who loves transgression loves strife; He who raises his door seeks destruction.
- Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor.
- Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.
- Esther 6:6So Haman came in and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?”
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
- Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 37:10“Thus you shall say to Hezekiah king of Judah, ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
- Daniel 4:30The king reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’
- Daniel 5:22Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this,
- Obadiah 1:3The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, You who live in the clefts of the rock, In the loftiness of your dwelling place, Who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to earth?’
- Matthew 26:33But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”
- Romans 11:20Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
- 1 Timothy 3:6and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil.
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Pride goeth before destruction - Here pride is personified: it walks along, and has destruction in its train. And a haughty spirit before a fall - Another personification. A haughty spirit marches on, and ruin comes after. In this verse we find the following Masoretic note in most Hebrew Bibles. הספר חצי chatsi hassepher : "the middle of the book." This verse is the middle verse; and the first clause makes the middle of the words of the book of Proverbs.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18Verse 18 When men defy God's judgments, and think themselves far from them, it is a sign they are at the door. Let us not fear the pride of others, but fear pride in ourselves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Those who resist God and rely on their own strength (Proverbs 16:5) are acting foolishly and harming themselves. Without God's help, no one has enough resources for life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. (Compare Pr 15:33). Haughtiness and pride imply self-confidence which produces carelessness, and hence a fall--literally, "sliding."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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