pride comes before a/the fall proverbHaving too much pride or confidence will cause one to make mistakes that lead to a setback or failure. The phrase is adapted from a verse in the Book of Proverbs in the Bible: "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."A:...
Pride goes before a fall, you know. See also: before, fall, goes, pride McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. pride goes (or comes) before a fall if you're too conceited or self-important, something will happen to ...
The saying that“pride will come before the fall”is an universal truth understood by everyone. But as understood and hated as this quality is by most people, many still succumb to its enticing and seductive nature, and many end up losing everything as a result of the consequences of wallow...
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall, as the famous Old Testament quotation (Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 18) has it - in full - on the subject of what is usually regarded by students of human weakness as the seventh and deadliest sin. The biblical prose ...
Pride 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 pride will destroy you. English Revised VersionPride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit ...
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