Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 16
25 songs meet this passage
These Worries (feat. Mary J. Blige) · Kid Cudi & Mary J. Blige
strains against Proverbs 16:18
He clings to pride as armor against despair, but Scripture warns pride is fragile protection, not real strength.
Rich Flex · Drake ft. 21 Savage
strains against Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction. The song is a sustained exercise in the kind of pride Scripture consistently warns leads nowhere good.
“I can't relate to desperation”
Espresso · Sabrina Carpenter
strains against Proverbs 16:18
The boast of effortless superiority over others' desperation leans toward a pride Scripture warns can precede a fall, even in a lighthearted song.
“I set the tone, it's my design”
360 · Charli xcx
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Unchecked self-exaltation and legacy-claiming is precisely the pride Proverbs warns precedes a fall.
“That shit won't end well, no, it won't end well”
greedy · Tate McRae
resonates with Proverbs 16:18
The warning that pride and overreach lead to a fall surfaces almost knowingly in the song's own refrain, even if played as a flex.
Sticky (feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne) · Tyler, The Creator
strains against Proverbs 16:18
Unchecked self-praise and claims of superiority are the very pride Proverbs warns precedes a fall.
“My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways”
When I Was Your Man · Bruno Mars
resonates with Proverbs 16:18
The singer traces his loss directly to pride, echoing this warning about what pride precedes.
“Who do you think you are?”
Thunder · Imagine Dragons
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The song answers mockery with self-exaltation and pride in being a 'big star,' where Scripture warns that pride itself can be the real danger, not the doubters.
“I'm all good already, so moved on, it's scary”
Don't Start Now · Dua Lipa
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Self-sufficient confidence can be a healthy sign of recovery, but the proud 'I don't need anyone' posture is worth holding loosely.
“I ain't lost since I began”
INDUSTRY BABY · Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
strains against Proverbs 16:18
The song's boast of uninterrupted victory stands opposite the warning that pride goes before a fall; Scripture commends humility, not self-declared invincibility.
“Now when you see me I'm strutting”
Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa) · Maroon 5
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The boasting over an ex's failure and one's own rise is the kind of pride Scripture warns precedes a fall.
Royals · Lorde
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Even while rejecting one form of pride, the song pivots to a fantasy of self-rule and exaltation, the very posture Proverbs warns precedes a fall.
“My pride is the one to blame”
Crazy In Love (feat. JAŸ-Z) · Beyoncé
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The singer names pride almost in passing, but the song never wrestles with it as a danger, just as an obstacle to romantic surrender.
“Bitch, be humble (hol' up, bitch)”
HUMBLE. · Kendrick Lamar
strains against Proverbs 16:18
The song demands humility from others while the verses themselves overflow with boasting about wealth, sexual conquest, and superiority, the opposite of the humility it preaches.
“Just the pride talkin', isn't it?”
Time · NF
resonates with Proverbs 16:18
He names his own pride as the root of pushing his partner away, the same warning this proverb gives about pride going before a fall.
“Hope Nate doesn't go Hollywood”
CLOUDS · NF
resonates with Proverbs 16:18
The self-aware worry about pride swelling with success shows some guardedness against the very temptation the song otherwise indulges.
“we are the champions of the world”
We Are The Champions · Queen
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The triumphant self-declaration leans toward pride in one's own strength rather than humility, the opposite posture this proverb warns against.
“Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way”
Back In Black · AC/DC
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The swagger and defiance here echo the kind of pride Proverbs warns precedes a fall.
Friends in Low Places · Garth Brooks
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The narrator's jab at the 'tower' crowd is really its own kind of pride, just dressed in boots instead of black tie.
“Now, guess what? I am all you see”
My World (feat. Billy Craven) · Kid Cudi
strains against Proverbs 16:18
The triumphant self-focus at the song's climax leans toward vindication through self rather than humility, worth weighing against this warning.
“Swallow that pill that they call pride”
Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake) · T.I.
resonates with Proverbs 16:18
Naming pride as the thing he must swallow to change shows self-awareness this proverb commends, though the song stops short of naming humility's true source.
“I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can”
Don't Take Your Guns to Town · Johnny Cash
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Billy Joe's boastful confidence in his own skill is the very pride that precedes his downfall.
Don't Let Me Fall · B.o.B
strains against Proverbs 16:18
The dream of soaring above everything, paired with fear of falling, echoes the warning that pride before a fall is a well-worn pattern, though here it's treated as a thrill rather than a danger.
“My pride says "You gotta be wild & tough”
Rage your dream · m.o.v.e
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The lyric openly names pride as the fuel for pressing on, which Scripture warns is a fragile foundation, not a virtue to lean on.
“Now in the morning, I sleep alone”
Viva La Vida · Coldplay
resonates with Proverbs 16:18
The king's fall from grandeur to isolation illustrates the proverb's warning that pride precedes a fall.
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