Pride & Ego


Many of the leaders of the world fall from pride and arrogance.  Many of the leaders of the church, especially those who think of themselves as Generals have already fallen.  Money, power and sex leads to the downfall of the human race.  It matters little that many of those who fall consider themselves religious.

God does not want His people to be rich in material goods but rather to be rich in love, mercy and compassion.  Pure religion is to visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction and to keep unspotted from the world.

a lamentation is heard throughout the land for all of those who have sold out to the god of this world.  The fall of Babylon will be heard throughout the whole earth.

Proverbs 8:13
Proverbs 11:2
Proverbs 13:10
Proverbs 15:3

Proverbs 16:16
Proverbs 16:19
Proverbs 18:12
Proverbs 22:4

Proverbs 29:3
Psalm 34:2
Psalm 69:32
Matt 18:4

Proverbs 8
¹³The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
        Pride and arrogance and the evil way
        And the perverse mouth I hate.
       

Proverbs 8-13 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 11
²When pride comes, then comes shame;
        But with the humble is wisdom.

Proverbs 13
¹⁰By pride comes nothing but strife,
        But with the well-advised is wisdom.


Proverbs 13:10 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 15
³The eyes of the LORD are in every place,
        Keeping watch on the evil and the good.


Proverbs 15:3 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 16
¹⁶How much better to get wisdom than gold!
        And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Proverbs 16:16 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 18
¹²Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
        And before honor is humility.

Proverbs 18-12 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 22
⁴By humility and the fear of the LORD
        Are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 22:4 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 29
³Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
        But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

Proverbs 29:3 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Psalm 34
²My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
        The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
       

Psalm 34:2 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Psalm 69
³²The humble shall see this and be glad;
        And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.
       

Psalm 69:32 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Matthew 18
⁴Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.


Matthew 18:4 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Matthew 23
¹²And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.


Matthew 23:12 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

James 4
⁹Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.


James 4:9 :: New King James Version (NKJV)