Proverbs 16:18
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”Proverbs 16:18
What Does Proverbs 16:18 Mean?
Proverbs 16:18 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Humility, and Self-Control.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 16:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 29:23“A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”Proverbs 11:2“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.”1 Corinthians 10:12“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”Isaiah 2:11“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.”Proverbs 18:12“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”Obadiah 1:3“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, 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?”Matthew 23:12“And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”Romans 12:3“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”Proverbs 8:13“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”Proverbs 17:19“He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.”Daniel 4:30“The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?”1 Timothy 3:6“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”2 Chronicles 26:16“But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.”Luke 14:9“And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.”Romans 11:20“Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:”Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:”Esther 6:6“So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?”Isaiah 3:16“Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:”Ezekiel 28:17“Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.”Daniel 5:20“But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:”
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