Pride[goes] beforedestruction,And a haughtyspiritbeforestumbling.
When Hamansawthat Mordecaineitherboweddownnorpaidhomageto him, Hamanwas filledwith rage.
So Hamancamein and the kingsaidto him, "Whatis to be donefor the manwhomthe kingdesiresto honor?"And Hamansaidto himself,"Whomwould the kingdesireto honormorethanme?"
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
When pridecomes,then comesdishonor,But with the humbleis wisdom.
He who lovestransgressionlovesstrife;He who raiseshis doorseeksdestruction.
Beforedestructionthe heartof manis haughty,But humility[goes] beforehonor.
A man'spridewill bringhim low,But a humblespiritwill obtainhonor.
"The fearof the LORDis to hateevil;Prideand arroganceand the evilwayAnd the pervertedmouth,I hate.
It cameabout as he was worshipingin the houseof Nisrochhis god,that Adrammelechand Sharezerhis sonskilledhim with the sword;and they escapedinto the landof Ararat.And Esarhaddonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
"As for the terrorof you, The arroganceof your hearthas deceivedyou, O you who livein the cleftsof the rock,Who occupythe heightof the hill.Thoughyou makeyour nestas highas an eagle's,I will bringyou downfrom there,"declaresthe LORD.
"The arrogantone will stumbleand fallWith nooneto raisehim up; And I will setfireto his citiesAnd it will devourallhis environs."
"Your heartwas liftedup because of your beauty;You corruptedyour wisdomby reasonof your splendor.I castyou to the ground;I putyou beforekings,That they may seeyou.
"The landof Egyptwill becomea desolationand waste.Then they will knowthat I am the LORD.Becauseyou said,'The Nileis mine, and I have made[it],'
"When the multitudeis carriedaway, his heartwill be liftedup, and he will cause tensof thousandsto fall;yet he will not prevail.
"Yet you, his son,Belshazzar,have not humbledyour heart,eventhoughyou knewallthis,
"Thenthe handwas sentfrom Him and thisinscriptionwas writtenout.
Thenhe beganto curseand swear,"I do not knowthe man!"And immediatelya roostercrowed.
and he who invitedyou bothwill comeand sayto you, 'Give[your] placeto this man,'and thenin disgraceyou proceedto occupythe lastplace.
Quite right,they were broken offfor their unbelief,but you standby your faith.Do not be conceited,but fear;
[and] not a new convert,sothat he will not become conceitedand fallinto the condemnationincurred by the devil.
But the kingof the sonsof Ammondisregardedthe messagewhichJephthahsenthim.
When the Philistinelookedand sawDavid,he disdainedhim; for he was [but] a youth,and ruddy,with a handsomeappearance.
