Proverbs 16:18
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”
רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
גָּאוֹן
Pride
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גָּאוֹן
Pride, arrogance. Gaon. Swelling pride that puts self above God. Pride goes before destruction. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
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שֶׁבֶר
Destruction
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שֶׁבֶר
Break, ruin. Sheber. To shatter into pieces. A broken and contrite heart God will not despise. Brokenness before God is the pathway to wholeness.
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כִּשָּׁלוֹן
stumbling
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כִּשָּׁלוֹן
properly, a tottering, i.e. ruin
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גֹּבַהּ
Haughty
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גֹּבַהּ
elation, grandeur, arrogance
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