Meanings
alternative pride goes before a fall · alternative pride goeth before a fall · alternative pride wenteth before a fall · alternative pride cometh before a fall · alternative pride comes before the fall
Origin
Probably a truncation of Proverbs 16:18.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 驕兵必敗 /骄兵必败
- 驕兵必敗 /骄兵必败 (jiāobīngbìbài)a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Czech pýcha předchází pád
- pýcha předchází páda person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Danish hovmod står for fald
- hovmod står for falda person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Dutch hoogmoed komt voor de val
- hoogmoed komt voor de vala person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Finnish ylpeys käy lankeemuksen edellä
- ylpeys käy lankeemuksen edelläa person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
French qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravin
- qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravina person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
German Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall, Übermut tut selten gut
- Hochmut kommt vor dem Falla person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
- Übermut tut selten guta person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Icelandic dramb er falli næst
- dramb er falli næsta person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Italian l'orgoglio precede la caduta
- l'orgoglio precede la cadutaa person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Japanese 驕れる者久しからず
- 驕れる者久しからず (ogoreru mono hisashikarazu)a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Norwegian Bokmål hovmod står for fall
- hovmod står for falla person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Polish pycha poprzedza upadek, pycha kroczy przed upadkiem
- pycha poprzedza upadeka person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
- pycha kroczy przed upadkiema person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
- pycha przed upadkiem chodzia person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Russian горды́ня до добра́ не доведёт
- горды́ня до добра́ не доведёт (gordýnja do dobrá ne dovedjót)a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Swedish högmod går före fall
- högmod går före falla person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Vietnamese trèo cao ngã đau, trèo cao té đau
- trèo cao ngã đaua person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
- trèo cao té đaua person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
Cite this entry
pride comes before a fall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pride%20comes%20before%20a%20fall
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