Proverbs 16:18-19

18 1Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
19 It is better to be 2humble in spirit with the lowly Than to 3divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 16:18-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KINGS 6

This chapter gives an account of the building of the temple, for which preparations were before made and begins with the time of its building, 1Ki 6:1; gives the dimensions of it and the porch before it, 1Ki 6:2,3; observes the windows in it and chambers about it, 1Ki 6:4-10; and while it was building, Solomon had a word from the Lord relative to it, 1Ki 6:11-14; and then the account goes on concerning the walls of the house, and the flooring of it, 1Ki 6:15-18; and the oracle in it, and the cherubim in that, 1Ki 6:19-30; and the doors into it, and the carved work of them, 1Ki 6:31-36; and the chapter is concluded with observing the time when it was begun and finished 1Ki 6:37,38.

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Cross References 3

  • 1. Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 18:12; Jeremiah 49:16; Obad 3, 4
  • 2. Proverbs 3:34; Proverbs 29:23; Isaiah 57:15
  • 3. Exodus 15:9; Judges 5:30; Proverbs 1:13, 14
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