Proverbs
Proverbs 16:18
18Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.