Proverbs 16:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ ·Good people stay [^LThe highway of those with integrity turns] away from evil.
By ·watching what they do [protecting their path], they ·protect [guard] their lives.

¹⁸ Pride ·leads to destruction [comes before a disaster];
·a proud attitude brings ruin [^Tpride comes before a fall].

¹⁹ It is better to be humble and ·be with those who suffer [with the needy]
than ·to share stolen property [dividing plunder/spoil] with the proud.