Proverbs 16:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֥בֶר גָּא֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן גֹּ֣בַהּ רֽוּחַ׃

Transliteration

Before-šeḇer gāʾôn and-before-kiššālôn gōḇah rûaḥ

Grammar Details

• *lipnê*: preposition - before
• *šeḇer*: noun, masculine, singular - breaking/destruction/ruin
• *gāʾôn*: noun, masculine, singular - pride/arrogance/majesty
• *wᵉ*: conjunction - and
• *kiššālôn*: noun, masculine, singular - stumbling/fall
• *gōḇah*: noun, masculine, singular construct - height/exaltation of
• *rûaḥ*: noun, feminine, singular - spirit/wind/breath

Word Meanings

• *šeḇer*: breaking/destruction/downfall/crash
• *gāʾôn*: pride/arrogance/haughtiness
• *gōḇah rûaḥ*: height of spirit/haughty spirit/pride

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:2 : 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
• Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility.
• Isa 2:11-12 : 11 The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
• Obad 1:3-4 : 3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
• Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
• Isa 37:10-13 : 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden that were in Telassar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?
• Prov 17:19 : 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
• Dan 4:30-37 : 30 The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee: 32 and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws]. 34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation. 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? 36 At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
• Dan 5:22 : 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,
• Rom 11:20 : 20 Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
• 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
• Esth 3:5 : 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
• Esth 6:6 : 6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?
• Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
• Isa 37:38 : 38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.