Quotes About Downfall

Nunca una clase conservadora, por simple odio a quien no la trituraba pudiendo hacerlo, ansió tanto la caída de un hombre».

Pride not only precedes a fall, but often hangs around a while longer to see what other damage it can do.

The slippery slope was everywhere.

The real bummer of fame is that at some point you're bound to get demoted.

However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elahís servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.

Ahaziahís downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.

Since Damascus had defeated him, he sacrificed to their gods and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

Before his downfall a manís heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.

Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.

In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.

Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!

Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ëWill not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?

Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.Ӓ

then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.

Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.

Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.