Proverbs 16:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

New Living Translation
Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

English Standard Version
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

New American Standard Bible
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

NASB 1995
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

NASB 1977
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

Amplified Bible
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Too much pride will destroy you.

Good News Translation
Pride leads to destruction, and arrogance to downfall.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

New King James Version
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

New Heart English Bible
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

American King James Version
Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

American Standard Version
Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

A Faithful Version
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Darby Bible Translation
Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

English Revised Version
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Webster's Bible Translation
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Pryde goeth before destruction, and an hygh mynde before the fall.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Presumptuousnes goeth before destruccion, and after a proude stomake there foloweth a fall.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Pride [is] before destruction, "" And before stumbling—a haughty spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
Before destruction is pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Pride before a breaking, and a spirit lifted up before a fall.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Disgrace is before ruin and pride of spirit before misfortune.

Lamsa Bible
Disgrace goes before destruction, and pride before misfortune.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Pride goes before destruction, and folly before a fall.
















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