pride goes before a destruction

  • 1Pride goes before a fall — is a paraphrase of an ancient Hebrew proverb, designed to warn that pride will often cause one to fall or fail. Another variant on this quotation is Pride comes before the fall .OverviewThe full text of Proverbs 16:18: Pride goes before… …

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  • 2pride goes before a fall — Pride precedes disaster. An elliptical version of PROVERBS xvi. 18 (AV) Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. c 1390 GOWER Confessio Amantis I. 3062 Pride..schal doun falle. 1509 A. BARCLAY Ship of Fools 195v First… …

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  • 3Pride goes before a fall —  is wrong. The quotation, from Proverbs, is Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall …

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  • 4Pride — is a lofty view of one s self or one s own. Pride often manifests itself as a high opinion of one s nation (national pride), ethnicity (ethnic pride), or appearance and abilities (vanity). Pride is considered a negative attribute by most major… …

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  • 5Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …

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  • 7Bible quotations — This list includes famous biblical quotations that are now used in popular culture throughout the world.Old Testament* The Lord will make you the head, not the tail (Deuteronomy 28: 13) * Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.… …

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  • 8biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 9List of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes — Japanese promotional poster of Dragon Ball Kai Dragon Ball Z Kai (known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai) is a revised version of the ani …

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  • 10BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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