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BEFORE means earlier than

UNTIL means up to a certain point in time

I have to talk to the client before I call my manager. (It means I will talk to the client first/earlier and later I will call my
manager.)
Ill wait to call my manager until I hear from the client. (It means I will wait up to that point in time when the client calls
me.)

I always feed my dog before I have dinner. (It means the dog eats first/earlier and I eat later.)
I dont have dinner until I feed my dog. (It means I dont eat up to that point in time when my dog is fed.)

I want to get home before 8. (earlier than 8)

I want to stay here until 8. (up to 8 oclock)

Id lived there before my son was born. (It means I had lived there earlier, but I may lived there after his birth too. )
Id lived there until my son was born. (It means I stopped living there when he was born and went to live somewhere
else.)

I will wait before you come.

This sentence is NOT correct. It means that I will wait first and then some time later somebody will come. Its not what you
want to say. What you want to say is:
I will wait until you come.
It means I will wait up to that point in time when this person comes.
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I will wait before 8.

Not correct.
I will wait until 8.
Correct. It means you will wait up to 8 oclock.

NOT UNTIL may mean NOT BEFORE

I will not see my husband again until/before Christmas.

They will not be back until/before Sunday.