Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.Holman Christian Standard BiblePride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall. American Standard VersionPride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.Contemporary English VersionToo much ...
and an arrogant spirit before a fall. 19Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud. 箴言16:18–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB) 18Before destructioncomespride, and before a fall, a haughty spirit. ...
4 And the fading flower of the beauty of their glory, which is upon the head of the fertile valley, shall be as the early fig, which comes first before the other fruits of the summer; which when he that looks upon it sees it; as soon as he has it in his hand, he eats it up...
such as myself, could better understand the original text. Where I thought “desire” and “separated himself” meant something noble, the actual meaning of the original text (and the way an Elizabethan reader would have understood the KJV) was something selfish and arrogant. ...
1 Timothy 3:6Not a novice, lest being lifted up withpridehe fall into the condemnation of the devil.(KJV WEY WBS) 1 Timothy 6:4he is puffed up withprideand has no true knowledge, but is crazy over discussions and controversies about words which give rise to envy, quarrelling, revilings...