18 Pride 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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Pride גָּא֑וֹן H1347 Noun - masculine singular goes before לִפְנֵי־ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct destruction שֶׁ֥בֶר H7667 Noun - masculine singular and a haughty גֹּ֣בַהּ H1363 Noun - masculine singular construct spirit רֽוּחַ׃ H7307 Noun - common singular before וְלִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct a fall כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן H3783 Noun - masculine singular