Proverbs 16:18

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹⁷ The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life. ¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
¹⁹ It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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Pride Goes Before Destruction

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Obadiah 1:3-4

The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, "Who will bring me down to the ground?"

Esther 3:5

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.

Esther 6:6

So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What should be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?" And Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?"

Esther 7:10

And the king said, "Hang him on that."So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.

Proverbs 17:19

Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

Proverbs 29:23

One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

Isaiah 2:11-12

The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 37:10-13

"Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 37:38

And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of Ararat, Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

Daniel 4:30-37

and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"

Daniel 5:22

And you his son,Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Daniel 5:24

"Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.

Matthew 26:33-35

Peter answered him, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away."

Matthew 26:74

Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.

Romans 11:20

That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.

1 Timothy 3:6

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.