Proverbs 16:18

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹⁷ The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life. ¹⁸ Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall. ¹⁹ Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble
than to divide plunder with the proud.

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Pride Goes Before Destruction

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, disgrace follows,
but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

Obadiah 1:3-4

Your presumptuous heart has deceived you,
you who live in clefts of the rock
in your home on the heights,
who say to yourself,
“Who can bring me down to the ground?”

Esther 3:5

When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.

Esther 6:6

Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king wants to honor?”

Haman thought to himself, “Who is it the king would want to honor more than me?”

Esther 7:10

They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.

Proverbs 17:19

One who loves to offend loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

Proverbs 29:23

A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Isaiah 2:11-12

Human pride will be humbled,
and the loftiness of men will be brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

Isaiah 37:10-13

“Say this to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Don’t let your God, whom you trust, deceive you by promising that Jerusalem won’t be handed over to the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 37:38

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.

Daniel 4:30-37

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Daniel 5:22

“But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

Daniel 5:24

Therefore, He sent the hand, and this writing was inscribed.

Matthew 26:33-35

Peter told Him, “Even if everyone runs away because of You, I will never run away!”

Matthew 26:74

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed,

Romans 11:20

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

1 Timothy 3:6

He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.