Proverbs 16:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Prideגָּאֹ֑ון
(ga·'o·vn;)
1347b: exaltationfrom gaah
[goes] beforeלִפְנֵי־
(lif·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
destruction,שֶׁ֥בֶר
(she·ver)
7667: a breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crashfrom shabar
And a haughtyגֹּ֣בַהּ
(go·vah)
1363: heightfrom gabah
spiritרֽוּחַ׃
(ru·ach.)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥י
(ve·lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
stumbling.כִ֝שָּׁלֹ֗ון
(chi·sha·lo·vn)
3783: a stumblingfrom kashal


















KJV Lexicon
Pride
ga'own  (gaw-ohn')
arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.
goeth before
paniym  (paw-neem')
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.)
destruction
sheber  (sheh'-ber)
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream) -- affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.
and an haughty
gobahh  (go'-bah)
elation, grandeur, arrogance -- excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.
spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
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
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
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.)
a fall
kishshalown  (kish-shaw-lone')
a tottering, i.e. ruin -- fall.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

King James Bible
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

International Standard Version
Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit appears before a fall.

NET Bible
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Disgrace is before ruin and pride of spirit before misfortune.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall.

King James 2000 Bible
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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