- pride:
- "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 ... Notwithstanding Hezekiahª humbled²° himself¹ for the prideª of his heart,ª [both] he¹ and the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª so that the wrathª of the LORDª cameª° not¹ upon¹ them in the daysª of Hezekiah.ª" {2Ch 32:25-26} + "Howbeitª in [the business of] the ambassadorsª° of the princesª of Babylon,ª who sentª° unto¹ him to enquire²° of¹ the wonderª that¹ was¹ [done] in the land,ª Godª leftª° him, to tryª° him, that he might knowª° all¹ [that was] in his heart.ª" {2Ch 32:31} + "The wicked,ª through the prideª of his countenance,ª will not¹ seekª° [after God]: Godª [is] not¹ in all¹ his thoughts.ª" {Psa 10:4} + "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} + "Casting downª° imaginations,ª andª everyª high thingª that exalteth itselfª° againstª the¹ knowledgeª of God,ª andª bringing into captivityª° everyª thoughtª toª the¹ obedienceª of Christ;ª" {2Co 10:5} + "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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