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Proverbs 16

Prov. 16:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Pride
ga'own (Hebrew #1347)
the same as 1346
KJV usage: arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.
Pronounce: gaw-ohn'
Origin: from 1342
q goeth before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
destruction
sheber (Hebrew #7667)
from 7665; a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
KJV usage: affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.
Pronounce: sheh'-ber
Origin: or sheber {shay'-ber}
, and an haughty
gobahh (Hebrew #1363)
elation, grandeur, arrogance
KJV usage: excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.
Pronounce: go'-bah
Origin: from 1361
spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
a fall
kishshalown (Hebrew #3783)
properly, a tottering, i.e. ruin
KJV usage: fall.
Pronounce: kish-shaw-lone'
Origin: from 3782
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Esther 6:6• 6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself? (Esther 6:6)
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Dan. 4:31• 31While 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. (Dan. 4:31)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 11:2• 2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. (Prov. 11:2)
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Prov. 17:19• 19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. (Prov. 17:19)
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Prov. 18:12• 12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility. (Prov. 18:12)
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Prov. 29:23• 23A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. (Prov. 29:23)
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Esther 3:5• 5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. (Esther 3:5)
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Esther 6:6• 6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself? (Esther 6:6)
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Esther 7:10• 10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. (Esther 7:10)
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Isa. 2:11‑12• 11The 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.
 12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: (Isa. 2:11‑12)
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Isa. 37:10‑13,38• 10Thus 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.
 11Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
 12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
 13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
 38And 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 Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. (Isa. 37:10‑13,38)
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Dan. 4:30‑37• 30The 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 honor of my majesty?
 31While 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.
 32And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee 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.
 33The 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 hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
 34And 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, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
 35And 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?
 36At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honor and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
 37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. (Dan. 4:30‑37)
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Dan. 5:22,24• 22And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
 24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. (Dan. 5:22,24)
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Obad. 3‑4• 3The 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?
 4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord. (Obad. 3‑4)
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Matt. 26:33‑35,74• 33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
 34Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
 35Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
 74Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. (Matt. 26:33‑35,74)
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Rom. 11:20• 20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: (Rom. 11:20)
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1 Tim. 3:6• 6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. (1 Tim. 3:6)
• Pride was an archangel’s ruin, as it has been the destruction of untold myriads of men and women on earth. It is the sure precursor of a fall, for the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity cannot permit self-exaltation, on the part of a creature, to go unchecked. (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)
• See Haman (Esth. 5 to 7). (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.