Proverbs 16:18

New English Translation

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Cross References

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 11:2

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

Proverbs 17:19

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

Proverbs 18:12

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

Proverbs 29:23

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

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

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.

Jeremiah 49:16

The terror you inspire in others and the arrogance of your heart have deceived you. You may make your home in the clefts of the rocks; you may occupy the highest places in the hills. But even if you made your home where the eagles nest, I would bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 50:32

You will stumble and fall, you proud city; no one will help you get up. I will set fire to your towns; it will burn up everything that surrounds you.”

Ezekiel 28:17

Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you.

Ezekiel 29:9

The land of Egypt will become a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am the Lord. Because he said, “The Nile is mine and I made it,”

Daniel 11:12

When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. He will be responsible for the death of thousands and thousands of people, but he will not continue to prevail.

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 26:74

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

Luke 14:9

So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.

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.

Judges 11:28

But the Ammonite king disregarded the message sent by Jephthah.

1 Samuel 17:42

When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.