Posts with the tag “pride”

Proverbs 11:28 "He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch." Few things rank higher in the heart of man than financial security.  I could easily argue that...  Read More

Proverbs 11:14 "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety." Considering who Solomon’s primary audience was, this proverb represents critical advice.  So...  Read More

Proverbs 11:2 "When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom." Because the human heart is so deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9), it fools us so easily and so often. We foolishly employ tac...  Read More

Proverbs 8:13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate." One of the most effective ways to teach is by using contrast.  A young s...  Read More

Proverbs 6:16-19 "These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,  An heart that deviseth wicked imagina...  Read More

Proverbs 3:7-8 "Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones."In this third chapter of Proverbs, verses seven and eight ...  Read More

Proverbs 1:32 "For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them."As she nears the end of her speech, Wisdom does not shy away from that which has puzz...  Read More