Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Pride goeth before destruction. In Proverbs 11:2 it is "When pride cometh, then cometh shame."
And an haughty spirit before a fall. The "haughty spirit" (exalting one's self above one's neighbours) in the latter clause is the fountain whence springs the "pride" (namely, the outward manifestation of pride in acts) mentioned in the former clause. The Hebrews observe that this verse stands exactly in the center of the whole book. It is a fitting keystone to the whole.