Bible Verses About Personal Downfall

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?

When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.

So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.