Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
‘In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.’ The words of the foolish man are a source of pride causing his fall, but those of the wise man keep him from falling.
The pride of life are mainly caused by: (1) Self-righteousness (Job 32:1). (2) Positions (Gen. 3:5; Ezek. 28:11-17; 1Tim. 3:6; 3Jn. 1:9). (3) Power (Lev. 26:19). (4) Riches (Ps. 39:6; Ezek. 28:5). (5) Beauty (Ezek. 28:11, 17). (6) War strength (2Chr. 26:16). (7) Constant boasting of one’s self; glorying in sexual activity; pleasures; and all the vanity of life (1Jn. 2:15; Ps. 24:4; 36:2; Isa. 3:16).
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