Proverbios 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
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Study Note
The classic warning — 'pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall' — is the wisdom tradition's most cited observation about the self-destructive nature of arrogance. The parallel structure matches 'pride' (gaavah) with 'destruction' (shever) and 'haughty spirit' (gevah ruach) with 'a stumble' (michshol), creating an emphatic double statement about the moral dynamics of pride. The proverb reflects the wisdom tradition's empirical observation that pride tends to impair judgment in precisely the areas where accurate self-assessment would be most protective — a phenomenon the Greeks called hubris. The verse has shaped Christian moral theology's treatment of pride as the foundational sin (Augustine, Aquinas, Dante) from which other vices flow, making it the first and most dangerous of the seven deadly sins.
Otras traducciones
Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'
Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.
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