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- "The wickedª in [his] prideª doth persecuteª° the poor:ª let them be takenª° in the devicesª thatª they have imagined.ª° ... The wicked,ª through the prideª of his countenance,ª will not¹ seekª° [after God]: Godª [is] not¹ in all¹ his thoughts.ª" {Psa 10:2-4} + "For¹ thou wilt¹ saveª° the afflictedª people;ª but wilt bring downª° highª° looks.ª" {Psa 18:27} + "Though¹ the LORDª [be] high,ª° yet hath he respectª° unto the lowly:ª but the proudª he knowethª° afar off.ª¹" {Psa 138:6} + "Talkª° no¹ moreª° so exceeding² proudly;ª let [not] arrogancyª come²° out¹ of your mouth:ª¹ for¹ the LORDª [is] a Godª of knowledge,ª and by him actionsª are weighed.ª°" {1Sm 2:3} + "Cast abroadª° the rageª of thy wrath:ª and beholdª° every one¹ [that is] proud,ª and abaseª° him. ... Look²° on¹ every one¹ [that is] proud,ª [and] bring him low;ª° and tread downª° the wickedª in their place.¹" {Job 40:11-12} + "These¹ sixª [things] doth the LORDª hate:ª° yea, sevenª [are] an abominationª unto him:ª ... A falseª witnessª [that] speakethª° lies,ª and he that sowethª° discordª among¹ brethren.ª" {Prv 6:16-19} + "[There is] a generation,ª O how¹ loftyª° are their eyes!ª and their eyelidsª are lifted up.ª°" {Prv 30:13} + "The loftyª looksª of manª shall be humbled,ª° and the haughtinessª of men²¹ shall be bowed down,ª° and the LORDª alone¹ shall be exaltedª° in that¹ day.ª" {Isa 2:11} + "Nowª Iª Nebuchadnezzarª praiseª° and extolª° and honourª° the Kingª of heaven,ª allª whose¹ worksª [are] truth,ª and his waysª judgment:ª and those¹ that walkª° in prideª he is ableª° to abase.ª°" {Dan 4:37} + "The prideª of thine heartª hath deceivedª° thee, thou that dwellestª° in the cleftsª of the rock,ª whose habitation²°¹ [is] high;ª that saithª° in his heart,ª Who¹ shall bring me downª° to the ground?ª ... Though¹ thou exaltª° [thyself] as the eagle,ª and though¹ thou setª° thy nestª among¹ the stars,ª thence¹¹ will I bring thee down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Oba 1:3-4} + "I tellª° you,ª this manª went downª° toª his²¹ houseª justifiedª° [rather] thanª the other:ª forª every oneª that exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 18:14} + "Likewise,ª ye younger,ª submit yourselvesª° unto the elder.ª Yea,ª allª [of you] be subjectª° one to another,ª and¹ be clothed²° with¹ humility:ª forª Godª resistethª° the proud,ª andª givethª° graceª to the humble.ª ... Humble yourselvesª° thereforeª underª the¹ mightyª handª of God,ª thatª he may exaltª° youª inª due time:ª" {1Pe 5:5-6}
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