"pride comes before a fall" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Probably a misquote of Proverbs 16:18. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} pride comes before a fall
  1. A person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure. Synonyms: pride goes before a fall, pride goeth before a fall, pride wenteth before a fall, pride cometh before a fall, pride comes before the fall Related terms: hamartia, hubris, the bigger they are, the harder they fall Translations (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure): 驕兵必敗 (Chinese Mandarin), 骄兵必败 (jiāobīngbìbài) (Chinese Mandarin), pýcha předchází pád (Czech), hovmod står for fald (Danish), hoogmoed komt voor de val (Dutch), ylpeys käy lankeemuksen edellä (Finnish), qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravin (French), Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall (German), Übermut tut selten gut (German), dramb er falli næst (english: haughtiness is closest to failure) (Icelandic), l'orgoglio precede la caduta (Italian), 驕れる者久しからず (ogoreru mono hisashikarazu) (Japanese), hovmod står for fall (Norwegian Bokmål), pycha poprzedza upadek (Polish), pycha kroczy przed upadkiem (Polish), pycha przed upadkiem chodzi (Polish), горды́ня до добра́ не доведёт (gordýnja do dobrá ne dovedjót) (Russian), kdor visoko leta, nizko pade (Slovene), högmod går före fall (Swedish), trèo cao ngã đau (Vietnamese), trèo cao té đau (Vietnamese)

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