"God > Pride"

Proverbs 16:18–20 ESV

18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20 Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

1. Pride leads to _foolish behavior_

Proverbs 28:26 ESV

26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

Proverbs 16:18 ESV

18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 20:9 ESV

9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?

Proverbs 11:24 ESV

24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Proverbs 24:17 ESV

17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,

Proverbs 25:21 ESV

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Proverbs 11:28 ESV

28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Proverbs 15:16 ESV

16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.

Proverbs 3:5 ESV

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

2. Follow _God’s word_

Proverbs 30:5–6 ESV

5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

Deuteronomy 11:18–19 ESV

18 “You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

3. Follow _Godly guidance_