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16 ^aHow much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before¹ a fall.

19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the¹ spoil with the proud.

20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever ^atrusts in the Lord, happy is he.

21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

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Now these two examples—that of Satan, and Adam and Eve (or Eve)—shows us that very early in time, pride and the putting off of God and elevation of oneself was a problem. So we have seen that pride has been a stumbling block across the millennia, and in a way is unnatural because it puffs up or lifts up one's thoughts and opinions of oneself, which results in actions that ultimately condemn the prideful. It is no wonder that the book of Proverbs, where we are pleaded with to get wisdom, is full of warnings about pride.

Notice once again the direction of pride. Pride puts us in our thoughts up here, when in reality, with the humble and the lowly down here is where we should be.

Excerpted from The Problem with Pride by Ryan McClure

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