The Bible says that God opposes the proud and shows favor to the humble, and that pride goes before destruction. The second saying is Proverbs 16:18; the first comes from Proverbs 3:34 and is quoted in both James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5. Three narratives show pride punished: King Uzziah in the temple (2 Chronicles 26:16), Nebuchadnezzar after his boast on the palace roof (Daniel 4:29-30, 37), and Herod before a shouting crowd (Acts 12:21-23). Jesus put the reversal in…
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