Proverbs
Proverbs 16:18–19
18Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 16:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pride | גָּא֑וֹן | gā·’ō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1347 exaltation |
| goes before | לִפְנֵי־ | lip̄·nê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| destruction | שֶׁ֥בֶר | še·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash |
| and a haughty | גֹּ֣בַהּ | gō·ḇah | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1363 height |
| spirit | רֽוּחַ׃ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| before | וְלִפְנֵ֥י | wə·lip̄·nê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| a fall | כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן | ḵiš·šā·lō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H3783 a stumbling |
Proverbs 16:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is better | ט֣וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| to be lowly | שְׁפַל־ | šə·p̄al- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8213 be or become low, be abased |
| in spirit | ר֭וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| among | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| the humble | עֲנִיִּים | ʿă·nī·yīm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| than to divide | מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק | mê·ḥal·lêq | Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2505 divide, share |
| the spoil | שָׁ֝לָ֗ל | šā·lāl | Noun - masculine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| the proud | גֵּאִֽים׃ | gê·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H1343 proud |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 11:2 · Isaiah 2:11–12 · Proverbs 18:12 · Obadiah 1:3–4 · Proverbs 29:23 · 1 Timothy 3:6 · Proverbs 17:19 · Romans 11:20 · Esther 6:6 · Daniel 4:30–37
Proverbs 16:19 Matthew 5:3 · Isaiah 57:15 · Psalm 138:6 · Psalm 34:18 · Exodus 15:9 · Luke 18:13–14 · Isaiah 53:12 · Luke 1:51–53
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.