pride comes before a fall

English

Alternative forms

• pride cometh before a fall, pride goes before a fall, pride goeth before a fall, pride wenteth before a fall

Etymology

Probably from:

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Book of Proverbs, 16:18,

  Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverb

pride comes before a fall

1. A person who is extremely proud will often suffer a setback or failure, because of overconfidence.

See also

• hamartia
• hubris

Translations

Translations

• Czech: pýcha předchází pád
• Dutch: hoogmoed komt voor de val
• Finnish: ylpeys käy lankeemuksen edellä
• French: qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravin (fr)
• German: Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall (de)
• Icelandic: (haughtiness is closest to failure) dramb er falli næst

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hovmod står for fall (no)

• Polish: pycha poprzedza upadek
• Russian: горды́ня до добра́ не доведёт (gordýnja do dobrá ne dovedjót)
• Slovene: kdor visoko leta, nizko pade
• Swedish: högmod går före fall