- Because:
- "By thy greatª wisdomª [and] by thy traffickª hast thou increasedª° thy riches,ª and thine heartª is lifted upª° because of thy riches:ª" {Ezk 28:5} + "Thine heartª was lifted upª° because of thy beauty,ª thou hast corruptedª° thy wisdomª by reason ofª thy brightness:ª I will castª° thee to¹ the ground,ª I will layª° thee beforeª kings,ª that they may beholdª° thee." {Ezk 28:17} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹¹ thou hast lifted upª° thyself in height,ª and he hath shot upª° his topª among¹¹ the thick boughs,ª and his heartª is lifted upª° in his height;ª" {Ezk 31:10} + "Then thine heartª be lifted up,ª° and thou forgetª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª which brought thee forthª° out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª from the houseª¹ of bondage;ª" {Deu 8:14} + "But when he was strong,²¹ his heartª was lifted upª° to¹ [his] destruction:ª° for he transgressedª° against the LORDª his God,ª and wentª° into¹ the templeª of the LORDª to burn incenseª° upon¹ the altarª of incense.ª" {2Ch 26:16} + "Prideª [goeth] beforeª destruction,ª and an haughtyª spiritª beforeª a fall.ª" {Prv 16:18} + "Beforeª destructionª the heartª of manª is haughty,ª° and beforeª honourª [is] humility.ª" {Prv 18:12} + "For¹ the dayª of the LORDª of hostsª [shall be] upon¹ every¹ [one that is] proudª and lofty,ª° and upon¹ every¹ [one that is] lifted up;ª° and he shall be brought low:ª°" {Isa 2:12} + "And thouª his son,ª O Belshazzar,ª hast notª humbledª° thine heart,ª thoughª¹¹ thou knewestª° allª this;ª" {Dan 5:22} + "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°" {Dan 5:23} + "Behold,¹ his soulª [which] is lifted upª° is not uprightª°¹ in him: but the justª shall liveª° by his faith.ª" {Hab 2:4} + "Notª a novice,ª lestª being lifted up with prideª° he fallª° intoª the condemnationª of the¹ devil.ª" {1Tm 3:6} + "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" {1Pe 5:5}
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