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pride comes before a fall

pride comes before a fall proverb: a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure.

Proverb

pride comes before a fall

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

pride comes before a fall meaning in Vietnamese

pride comes before a fall in Vietnamese

a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure
trèo cao ngã đau, trèo cao té đau

Forms of pride comes before a fall

alternative formpride goes before a fall
alternative formpride goeth before a fall
alternative formpride wenteth before a fall
alternative formpride cometh before a fall
alternative formpride comes before the fall

Origin of pride comes before a fall

Probably a truncation of Proverbs 16:18.

Questions about pride comes before a fall

What does pride comes before a fall mean?
Pride comes before a fall means a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure.
What is pride comes before a fall in Vietnamese?
Pride comes before a fall in Vietnamese is trèo cao ngã đau, trèo cao té đau. See Pride comes before a fall meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is pride comes before a fall?
Pride comes before a fall is a proverb.

Words near pride comes before a fall in the dictionary

  1. Priddle
  2. Priddy
  3. Priddys
  4. pride
  5. pride and joy
  6. pride comes before a fall
  7. pride comes before the fall
  8. pride cometh before a fall
  9. Pride Day
  10. pride festival
  11. pride festivals

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