Proverbs 16:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:2

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

Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honour.

Proverbs 29:23

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

1 Timothy 3:6

He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil.

Romans 11:20

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

Proverbs 17:19

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

Esther 6:6

Haman entered, and the king asked him, ‘What should be done for the man the king wants to honour? ’ Haman thought to himself, ‘Who is it the king would want to honour more than me? ’

Esther 7:10

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

Daniel 5:22

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

Isaiah 37:38

One day, while he was worshipping 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.

Esther 3:5

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

Daniel 5:24

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

Matthew 26:74

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, ‘I don’t know the man! ’ Immediately a cock crowed,

1 Samuel 17:42

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him  because he was just a youth, healthy  , and handsome.

Proverbs 8:13

To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

Jeremiah 49:16

As to the terror you cause, your arrogant heart has deceived you. You who live in the clefts of the rock, you who occupy the mountain summit, though you elevate your nest like the eagles, even from there I will bring you down. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Ezekiel 29:9

The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin.  Then they will know that I am the Lord. Because you  said, ‘The Nile is my own; I made it,’

Judges 11:28

But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to Jephthah’s message that he sent him.

Jeremiah 50:32

The arrogant will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will consume everything around him.

Ezekiel 28:17

Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendour you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the ground; I made you a spectacle before kings.

Daniel 11:12

When the army is carried off, he will become arrogant and cause tens of thousands to fall, but he will not triumph.

Luke 14:9

The one who invited both of you may come and say to you, “Give your place to this man,” and then in humiliation, you will proceed to take the lowest place.