Proverbs 16:18-20

New Living Translation

¹⁸Pride goes before destruction,
and haughtiness before a fall.

¹⁹Better to live humbly with the poor
than to share plunder with the proud.

²⁰Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
those who trust the Lord will be joyful.

Proverbs 16:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Pride^(A) goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit^(B) before a fall.^(C)

¹⁹Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.

²⁰Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,^[a]^(D)
and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.^(E)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)