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Pride and Destruction (Word to the Wise)

21 Tuesday Jun 2016

Posted by Ron Thomas in Uncategorized

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Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18, NKJV). “Pride” is one word in our English language that is both good and bad. For instance, “I am proud of my grandchildren because they graduated with honors from high school.” When we hear this expressed, the idea of this proverb does not come to mind. The word “pride” means, in the proverb context, “an inordinate self-esteem, conceit” (Webster’s 1451). This is perfectly illustrated in the story of Esther, where Haman was so consumed with himself and his defeat of Esther’s guardian, Mordecai, that he failed to see clearly that his plans for the queen’s fatherly figure was actually a trap he laid for himself. P-R-I-D-E equals personal–ridicule toward other individuals wherein one’s personal destruction of ego is forthcoming! How’s that for a definition! However one might try to describe p-r-i-d-e, it will surely lead to a downfall!

 

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