Arrogance

Ye multiply not--ye speak haughtily--The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

And I have appointed on the world evil, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused to cease the excellency of the proud, And the excellency of the terrible I make low.

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: — read the full passage →

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

The way of a fool <FI>is<Fi> right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel <FI>is<Fi> wise.

And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

They utter--they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap, — read the full passage →

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

Proud, haughty, scorner <FI>is<Fi> his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!' <FI>are<Fi> all his devices.

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour <FI>is<Fi> humility.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place <FI>is<Fi> his habitation, He is saying in his heart, `Who doth bring me down <FI>to<Fi> earth?')

and when his heart was high, and his spirit was strong to act proudly, he hath been caused to come down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory they have caused to pass away from him,

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;

Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

`As much as she did glorify herself and did revel, so much torment and sorrow give to her, because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen, and a widow I am not, and sorrow I shall not see;

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings, — read the full passage →

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

For high <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

And prophesy also to these did the seventh from Adam--Enoch--saying, `Lo, the Lord did come in His saintly myriads, — read the full passage →

if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate-- — read the full passage →

For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.

A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.

Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness--deceit.

Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> sin.

The proud hid a snare for me--and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

The sin of their mouth <FI>is<Fi> a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.

for a sin of divination <FI>is<Fi> rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim <FI>is<Fi> stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from <FI>being<Fi> king.'

because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other,

And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, — read the full passage →

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

Jehovah of Hosts hath counselled it, To pollute the excellency of all beauty, To make light all the honoured of earth.

For a day <FI>is<Fi> to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy; — read the full passage →

Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

To reason with a word not useful? And speeches--no profit in them?

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

Rivulets of waters <FI>is<Fi> the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it. — read the full passage →

and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of, — read the full passage →

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. — read the full passage →

On my charge I stand, and I station myself on a bulwark, and I watch to see what He doth speak against me, and what I do reply to my reproof. — read the full passage →

Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> against thee, O pride, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, For thy day hath come, the time of thy inspection. — read the full passage →

There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter; — read the full passage →

let your forbearance be known to all men; the Lord <FI>is<Fi> near;

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent, — read the full passage →

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous, — read the full passage →

Call upon you, then, do I--the prisoner of the Lord--to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life, — read the full passage →

now I have known that Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly--<FI> He is<Fi> above them!'

A Psalm of Asaph. Only--good to Israel <FI>is<Fi> God, to the clean of heart. And I--as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside, — read the full passage →

and make perfume there in all high places, like the nations that Jehovah removed from their presence, and do evil things to provoke Jehovah, — read the full passage →

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God. — read the full passage →

Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, — read the full passage →

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother. — read the full passage →

And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren--then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner; — read the full passage →

all things Thou didst put in subjection under his feet,' for in the subjecting to him the all things, nothing did He leave to him unsubjected, and now not yet do we see the all things subjected to him, — read the full passage →

Whoredom is actually heard of among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the nations--as that one hath the wife of the father! -- — read the full passage →

A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, <FI>Is<Fi> the wise reprover to an attentive ear. — read the full passage →

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof <FI>is<Fi> brutish. — read the full passage →