Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
In context
16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
20He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 16:18 · 口語訳聖書高ぶりは滅びにさきだち、誇る心は倒れにさきだつ。한국어 · 잠언 16:18 · 개역한글교만은 패망의 선봉이요 거만한 마음은 넘어짐의 앞잡이니라Español · Proverbios 16:18 · Reina-Valera (1909)Antes del quebrantamiento es la soberbia; y antes de la caída la altivez de espíritu.Português · Provérbios 16:18 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Antes da destruição vem a arrogância, e antes da queda vem a soberba de espírito.
