Proverbs 16:18 meaning and explanation
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18, Berean Standard Bible
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This is a proverb from Solomon's collection, a general observation about how life under God's rule usually works rather than a promise about any single case. The Hebrew word for pride carries the sense of a swelling or rising up, and the parallel line pairs it with a haughty spirit, a lifted-up inner attitude.
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