18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:18
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 18
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Prideגָּא֑וֹןH1347Noun - masculine singulargoes beforeלִפְנֵי־H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructdestructionשֶׁ֥בֶרH7667Noun - masculine singularand a haughtyגֹּ֣בַהּH1363Noun - masculine singular constructspiritרֽוּחַ׃H7307Noun - common singularbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructa fallכִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹןH3783Noun - masculine singular