Proverbs 16: 18: "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Two points about this verse: First, pride will have a fall. Those that are of a haughty spirit, that think of themselves better than others, and look with contempt upon them, will be brought down, either by repentance or by ruin. It is the honor of God to humble the proud. It is the act of justice that those who have lifted up themselves should be laid low. Pharaoh, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, were instances of this. Men cannot punish pride, but either admire it or fear it, and therefore God will take the punishment of it into his own hands. Let Him alone deal with proud men. Second, proud men are frequently most proud, and insolent, and haughty, just before their destruction, so that it is a certainty that they are upon the brink of it. When proud men set God’s judgments at defiance, and think themselves at the greatest distance from them, it is a sign that they are at the door. It might be time for you to move. I have lived this verse many times in my life. I knew better, but it is so easy to fall into pride, especially when you gain some measure of success. If you underline texts in your Bible, make sure to underline this one!
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