Dictionary

pride comes before a fall en · X

Etymology

Probably a truncation of Proverbs 16:18.

Meanings

1. A person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure.

Forms

Relateds

hubris · hamartia · the bigger they are, the harder they fall

Translations (21)

cmn 驕兵必敗 /骄兵必败 (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · vi trèo cao ngã đau (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · pl pycha poprzedza upadek (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · da hovmod står for fald (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · ja 驕れる者久しからず (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · nb hovmod står for fall (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · pl pycha przed upadkiem chodzi (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · cs pýcha předchází pád (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · sv högmod går före fall (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · fi ylpeys käy lankeemuksen edellä (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · de Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · fr qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravin (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · vi trèo cao té đau (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · ru Satana gordilsja, s neba svalilsja; faraon gordilsja, v more utopilsja; a my gordimsja - kuda godimsja? (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · ru горды́ня до добра́ не доведёт (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · pl pycha kroczy przed upadkiem (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · de Übermut tut selten gut (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · nl hoogmoed komt voor de val (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · it l'orgoglio precede la caduta (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · is dramb er falli næst (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure) · sl kdor visoko leta, nizko pade (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure)