TO BE WISE, SHOULD I SUPERSIZE OR MINIMIZE?

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TO BE WISE, SHOULD I SUPERSIZE OR MINIMIZE? Pride and Humility in Proverbs

HUMILITY AND PRIDE, SIDE BY SIDE Pride = supersizing myself --Hebrew words emphasizing exaltation, height God’s view --He hates pride (6:16-17) --He is disgusted by pride (16:5; 6:16-17) --He identifies pride as sin (21:4) --He mocks the prideful (21:24; 3:34)

HUMILITY AND PRIDE, SIDE BY SIDE Humility = minimizing myself --Hebrew words emphasizing lowliness God’s view --He gives grace to the humble (3:34)

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity)

EVENTUAL DESTINATION Pride results in: Humility results in: Shame (11:2) Strife (13:10; 28:25) Destruction (15:25; 16:18) Falling (16:18) Lowliness (29:23) In Christ’s economy, the way up Wisdom (11:2; 13:10) Honor (15:33; 29:23; 22:4) Riches (22:4) Life (22:4) Prosperity (28:25) is down…and vice versa

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE— WITHOUT HUMILITY, YOU CAN’T BE A SERVANT, laboring for the Lord and other

LABORING SERVANT

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE— WITHOUT HUMILITY, YOU CAN’T BE A SERVANT, laboring for the Lord and others SUBMITTER, leaning on the Lord and others

LEANING SUBMITTER

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE— WITHOUT HUMILITY, YOU CAN’T BE A SERVANT, laboring for the Lord and others SUBMITTER, leaning on the Lord and others SUPPORTER, lifting up the Lord and others

LIFTING SUPPORTER

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE— WITHOUT HUMILITY, YOU CAN’T BE A SERVANT, laboring for the Lord and others SUBMITTER, leaning on the Lord and others SUPPORTER, lifting up the Lord and others STUDENT, learning from the Lord and others

LEARNING STUDENT

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE— WITHOUT HUMILITY, YOU CAN’T BE A SERVANT, laboring for the Lord and others SUBMITTER, leaning on the Lord and others SUPPORTER, lifting up the Lord and others STUDENT, learning from the Lord and others

Pride and Humility in Proverbs TO BE WISE, MINIMIZE Pride and Humility in Proverbs