Proverbs 16:18–19
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16:18Pride61 goes62 before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.63
16:19It is better to be lowly in spirit64 with the afflicted
than to share the spoils65 with the proud.
Footnotes
- 61 The two lines of this proverb are synonymous parallelism, and so there are parasynonyms. “Pride” is paired with “haughty spirit” (“spirit” being a genitive of specification); and “destruction” is matched with “a tottering, falling.”
- 62 Heb “[is] before destruction.”
- 63 Many proverbs have been written in a similar way to warn against the inevitable disintegration and downfall of pride. W. McKane records an Arabic proverb: “The nose is in the heavens, the seat is in the mire” (Proverbs [], 490).
- 64 Heb “low of spirit”; “of an humble spirit.” This expression describes the person who is humble and submissive before the Lord and therefore inoffensive. It is always necessary to have a humble spirit, whether there is wealth or not.
- 65 Heb “than to divide plunder.” The word “plunder” implies that the wealth taken by the proud was taken violently and wrongfully—spoils are usually taken in warfare. R. N. Whybray translates it with “loot” (Proverbs [], 95). The proud are in rebellion against God, overbearing and oppressive. One should never share the “loot” with them.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble
than to divide plunder with the proud.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Pride goes before destruction,
and haughtiness before a fall.
Better to live humbly with the poor
than to share plunder with the proud.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Before destruction comes pride,
and before a fall, a haughty spirit.
Better a lowly spirit with the poor
than dividing the spoil with the proud.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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