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Proverbs 16:18-19 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 16 · verses 18–19

¹⁸Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. ¹⁹Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.Proverbs 16:18-19 · King James Version

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Proverbs 16:18-19 in context

16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

19Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

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Commentary

Note, 1. Pride will have a fall. Those that are of a haughty spirit, that think of themselves above what is meet, and look with contempt upon others, that with their pride affront God and disquiet others, will be brought down, either by repentance or by ruin.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

destructionshebera fracture, figuratively, ruinH7667 →
haughtygôbahhelation, grandeur, arroganceH1363 →
beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
spiritrûwachwindH7307 →
Betterṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
humbleshâphâldepressed, literally or figurativelyH8217 →
dividechâlaqto be smoothH2505 →
Pridegâʼôwn{arrogance or majestyH1347 →

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