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- "To the end¹ that¹ none¹ of all¹ the treesª by the watersª exalt²° themselves¹ for their height,ª neither¹ shoot upª°¹ their topª among¹¹ the thick boughs,ª neither¹ their treesª stand upª° in their height,ª all¹ that drinkª° water:ª for¹ they are all¹ deliveredª° unto death,ª to¹ the nether partsª of the earth,ª in the midstª of the childrenª of men,ª with¹ them that go downª° to the pit.ª" {Ezk 31:14} + "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} + "Thou sayest,ª° Lo,¹ thou hast smittenª°¹ the Edomites;ª and thine heartª lifteth thee upª° to boast:ª° abideª° now¹ at home;ª why¹ shouldest thou meddleª° to [thine] hurt,ª that thou shouldest fall,ª° [even] thou,¹ and Judahª with¹ thee?" {2Ch 25:19} + "But Hezekiahª rendered not againª°¹ according to the benefitª [done] unto¹ him; for¹ his heartª was lifted up:ª° therefore there was¹ wrathª upon¹ him, and upon¹ Judahª and Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 32:25} + "For¹ he¹ knowethª° vainª men:ª he seethª° wickednessª also; will he not¹ then considerª° [it]? ... For vainª° manª would be wise,ª° though manª be bornª° [like] a wild ass'sª colt.ª" {Job 11:11-12} + "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} + "For thou¹ hast saidª° in thine heart,ª I will ascendª° into heaven,ª I will exaltª° my throneª aboveª¹ the starsª of God:ª I will sitª° also upon the mountª of the congregation,ª in the sidesª of the north:ª ... Yet¹ thou shalt be brought downª° to¹ hell,ª to¹ the sidesª of the pit.ª" {Isa 14:13-15} + "The kingª spake,ª° and said,ª° Is notª thisª² greatª Babylon,ª that¹ Iª have builtª° for the houseª of the kingdomª by the mightª of my power,ª and for the honourª of my majesty?ª" {Dan 4:30} + "But when¹ his heartª was lifted up,ª° and his mindª hardenedª° in pride,ª° he was deposedª° fromª his kinglyª throne,ª and they tookª° his gloryª from¹ him:²" {Dan 5:20} + "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" {Oba 1:3} + "Butª he givethª° moreª grace.ª Whereforeª he saith,ª° Godª resistethª° the proud,ª butª givethª° graceª unto the humble.ª" {Jms 4:6}
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