Proverbs 16:18

Revised Standard Version

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

Cross References

Esther 3:5

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or do obeisance to him, Haman was filled with fury.

Esther 6:6

So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?”

Esther 7:10

And the king said, “Hang him on that.” So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 17:19

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

Isaiah 37:38

And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, slew him with the sword, and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

Jeremiah 49:16

The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 50:32

The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none to raise him up, and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all that is round about him.

Ezekiel 28:17

Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.

Ezekiel 29:9

and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the Lord. “Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it,’

Daniel 11:12

And when the multitude is taken, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

Daniel 5:22

And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Daniel 5:24

“Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.

Matthew 26:74

Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the cock crowed.

Luke 14:9

and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.

Romans 11:20

That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast only through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.

1 Timothy 3:6

He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil;

Judges 11:28

But the king of the Ammonites did not heed the message of Jephthah which he sent to him.

1 Samuel 17:42

And when the Philistine looked, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, ruddy and comely in appearance.