¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life. ¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. ¹⁹ It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

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Pride Goes Before Destruction

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Proverbs 11:2

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

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Obadiah 1:3-4

Your presumptuous heart has deceived you -- you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself, 'No one can bring me down to the ground!'

Esther 3:5

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

Esther 6:6

So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?" Haman thought to himself, "Who is it that the king would want to honor more than me?"

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king's rage then abated.

Proverbs 17:19

The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.

Proverbs 29:23

A person's pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

Isaiah 2:11-12

Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 37:10-13

"Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: 'Don't let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, "Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria."

Isaiah 37:38

One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

Daniel 4:30-37

The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"

Daniel 5:22

"But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.

Daniel 5:24

Therefore the palm of a hand was sent from him, and this writing was inscribed.

Matthew 26:33-35

Peter said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

Matthew 26:74

At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, "I do not know the man!" At that moment a rooster crowed.

Romans 11:20

Granted! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!

1 Timothy 3:6

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

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