Pride Goes Before the Fall - Proverbs 16:18 | June 3, 2026

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5, where Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream dig into one verse that has been quoted for centuries. Today we are in Proverbs 16:18, and we are talking about pride, what it blinds us to, and what it costs us. Proverbs 16:18 delivers a direct warning: pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. The team unpacks how pride creates dangerous blind spots, why the people around a prideful person almost always see the fall coming first, and what the subtle symptoms of pride look like in ministry and leadership, including the inability to take feedback, micromanaging, and taking credit for what only God could do. Most importantly, pride dulls our ability to hear the Holy Spirit. As Pastor Stephen puts it: "If the Holy Spirit has a radio station, it is humility. You will hear confirmation, but not conviction." One Single Story is a daily podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, walking through the One Year Bible every weekday. Subscribe wherever you listen, and visit onesinglestory.com for more. #OneYearBible #ChristianPodcast #BibleStudy #DailyDevotional #OpenDoorChurch #Proverbs #Pride #Humility #HolySpirit #Faith