- destruction:
- "[When] prideª cometh,ª° then comethª° shame:ª but with¹ the lowlyª° [is] wisdom.ª" {Prv 11:2} + "Prideª [goeth] beforeª destruction,ª and an haughtyª spiritª beforeª a fall.ª" {Prv 16:18} + "A man'sª prideª shall bring him low:ª° but honourª shall upholdª° the humbleª in spirit.ª" {Prv 29:23} + "Behold,¹ this¹ was¹ the iniquityª of thy sisterª Sodom,ª pride,ª fulnessª of bread,ª and abundanceª of idlenessª° was¹ in her and in her daughters,ª neither¹ did she strengthenª° the handª of the poorª and needy.ª ... And they were haughty,ª° and committedª° abominationª beforeª me: therefore I took them awayª°¹ as¹ I sawª° [good]." {Ezk 16:49-50} + "Sonª of man,ª sayª° unto the princeª of Tyrus,ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thine heartª [is] lifted up,ª° and thou hast said,ª° I¹ [am] a God,ª I sitª° [in] the seatª of God,ª in the midstª of the seas;ª yet thou¹ [art] a man,ª and not¹ God,ª though thou setª° thine heartª as the heartª of God:ª" {Ezk 28:2} + "Wilt thou yet²° sayª° beforeª him that slayethª° thee, I¹ [am] God?ª but thou¹ [shalt be] a man,ª and no¹ God,ª in the handª of him that slayethª° thee." {Ezk 28:9} + "But hast lifted up²° thyself¹ againstª the Lordª of heaven;ª and they have broughtª° the vesselsª of¹ his houseª beforeª thee, and thou,ª and thy lords,ª thy wives,ª and thy concubines,ª have drunkª° wineª in them; and thou hast praisedª° the godsª of silver,ª and gold,ª of brass,ª iron,ª wood,ª and stone,ª which¹ seeª° not,ª norª hear,ª° norª know:ª° and the Godª in whose¹ handª thy breathª [is], and whose [are] allª thy ways,ª hast thou notª glorified:ª° ... Thenª was the partª of¹ the handª sentª° fromª¹ him;² and thisª writingª was written.ª°" {Dan 5:23-24} + "Andª upon a setª dayª Herod,ª arrayedª° in royalª apparel,ª¹ satª° uponª his throne,ª and² made an orationª° untoª them.ª ... Andª immediatelyª the angelª of the Lordª smoteª° him,ª becauseªª he gaveª° notª Godª the¹ glory:ª andª he wasª° eaten of worms,ª and gave up the ghost.ª°" {Act 12:21-23}
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